Lesson Plans

Students apply their knowledge of living things above and below the ground in a watershed ecosystem by painting an illus

Focus on historic achievements and positive role models with this collaborative monument making project.

What happens when your wheelchair won't fit in a movie theater or you can't see well enough to cross streets safely? Mak

Setting goals helps everyone to achieve success. This activity will showcase the goals of members of the whole class in

The Leaning Tower of Pisa is one of the most fascinating structures in Italy. It took hundreds of year to construct. Fin

What is happening to limestone and marble buildings around the world? Show the effects of acid rain in a viewfinder.

Students study building design, learning new vocabulary, then put their learning to work as they present relief tiles of

Research Alaskan wildlife and landscapes then create a mixed media landscape with carefully placed native animals.

You're are the engineer and architect! Design and build a sports stadium of your dreams.

Hurray for horsepower! Make a timeline to show how coal, oil, animals, and many other energy sources enable people and v

Architecture reflects both time and place. Explore the intriguing characteristics of buildings in ancient Asia.

Recurring patterns are found in nature in many different things. They are called fractals. Think of a snow flake, peaco

Create fanciful architecture with inspiration from nature like the famous Spanish architect, Antonio Gaudi.

Combine physical science, math and visual art! Create a symmetrical mask using paper straws. Use the hollow ends of th

Did you ever want to design your own house...a dream house? Let’s be an architect!

Imagine building a replica of the Great Wall of China! Start with one section and add to it all year as you learn more a

Base this lesson on a local zoo and let math be the inspiration for a science connection. This lesson is all about fract

How can an empty water bottle that is dropped in a stream in America end up on a beach in Africa? How could birds and ot

If a tea cup was suddenly made from fur could you use it in traditional ways? Creative and unexpected use of textures w

Inspire discussion of basic human needs and world peace with this mobile design project. Integrate social studies, langu

Students draw a river or road using one point perspective and add an original poem to complete this work.

Follow the searching line technique used by Alexander Calder in his sculptures, mobiles, and paintings as you create an

Students create textured illustrations of endangered species in their environments with this lesson in ecology and scien

How can something so small be so spectacular? Explore the structure of carbon, the foundational element for all living t