Lesson Plans

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Students investigate a series of African cultures to compare and contrast their use of patterns. Students create an ori

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

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