Lesson Plans

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

The continuing destruction of the world’s rainforests has enormous effects on life. What can be done to help stop the de

Students investigate several cellular structures-animal-plant-human. Students choose a structure to create in a 3-D scul

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

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

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

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

What can smoking do to human lungs? Create realistic models of healthy and smoker's lungs.

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

Just how fast is a high-speed train? Design a train, then move it at amazing speed with a flip book.

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

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

Use scale as you plan a realistic fantasy garden of all of your favorite fruits and vegetables.

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