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Painted cylindrical sculptures
Students will experiment painting a variety of lines as directed in addition to inventing their own on 12" x 18" paper. Students will also glue pre-cut paper strips onto their sculptures experimenting with a variety of paper sculpture techniques such as bending, folding and curling.
Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 Visual Arts Education and Mathematics)
By Rose Szabo.
Hanuman finds Ravana's soul container
In The Ramayana, page 6.6
Hanuman flies back to Rama carrying Ravana's soul container, as depicted on a mural at the Emerald Buddha Temple. Moving horizontally through the air to the left, a grinning Hanuman dressed in Siamese royal clothes holds the small wooden cylinder with conical...
By Lorraine Aragon.
Juicy Juice Box
Students will be able to use their knowledge of volume and surface area through this fun, hands-on activity.
Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Mathematics)
By Sheila Martin.
Density of common liquids
Each lab team will determine the density of water and one of the sample liquids. The class will then compile their information.
Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Mathematics and Science)
By Sansia Coble.
Hanuman crushes Ravana's soul container
In The Ramayana, page 6.8
Balancing on his right leg, Hanuman grips the wooden cylinder with both hands and his left foot. Hanuman's face looks to the right side of the frame with his mouth wide open in triumph. Hanuman is dressed in gold pants and jewelry with a red waistband, whose...
By Lorraine Aragon.
Vocabulary surprise
This lesson focuses on prediction skills and vocabulary development. Students predict what is in a box from information they are given. In order to determine the contents of the box, vocabulary must be deciphered through contextual meaning. The activity idea could be used in all areas with a few modifications. Science would be easily integrated. Cooperative learning is also used.
Format: lesson plan (grade 5 English Language Arts)
By Jennifer J. Murphy.
How do hurricanes form?
In Hurricanes on sandy shorelines: Lessons for development, page 2
Hurricanes begin when areas of low atmospheric pressure move off Africa and into the Atlantic, where they grow and intensify in the moisture-laden air above the warm tropical ocean. Air moves toward these atmospheric lows from all directions and curves to...
By Dirk Frankenberg.
Hanuman flies carrying Ravana's soul container and golden bow (Thai Ramayana mural)
Hanuman flies carrying Ravana's soul container and golden bow (Thai Ramayana mural)
Hanuman flies back to Rama carrying Ravana's soul container, as depicted on a mural at the Emerald Buddha Temple. Moving horizontally through the air to the left, a grinning Hanuman dressed in Siamese royal clothes holds the small wooden cylinder with conical...
Format: image/photograph
Does it float? Exploring density
Density is a property of matter that requires abstract understanding from your students. This lesson plan is a hands-on lab for exploring the concepts of mass, volume, density, and their relationship. This lab achieves several 8th grade science objectives and incorporates mathematical objectives as well. The lab can easily be used as an introductory lab for the year, thus covering not only the content objectives, but also procedures for completing labs throughout the course of the year.
Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Science)
By Trish Loudermilt.
Paint tools & geometric figures
This lesson is meant to teach or review for third grade students the use of Paint tools. These tools are generic to many multimedia tools such as HyperStudio and Kid Pix. For the student who is unfamiliar with "Paint," it provides another tool of expression and illustration.
This lesson is also designed to reinforce geometry math skills. This ability to illustrate a three dimensional object on a flat one dimensional surface is important to enable the student to visualize geometry math problems.
Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Computer/Technology Skills and Mathematics)
By Barbara Waters.
What happens to plant cells in hypertonic and hypotonic solutions?
Students will be using actual laboratory examples and classroom examples to understand the movement of molecules across the cell membrane. Looking at weight change in potato cells, color change in diffusion, and the shrinking of living tissue will allow the student to experience diffusion and osmosis.
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science)
By Tricia Kershner.
Exploring geometric shapes
These hands-on activities make learning about geometric shapes more appealing to students.
Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Mathematics)
By Debbie Fox.
Hanuman crushes Ravana's soul container (Thai Ramayana mural)
Hanuman crushes Ravana's soul container (Thai Ramayana mural)
Hanuman crushes Ravana's soul container, as shown in a mural detail at the Emerald Buddha Temple. Balancing on his right leg, Hanuman grips the wooden cylinder with both hands and his left foot. Hanuman's face looks to the right side of the frame with his...
Format: image/photograph
The shape of stuff
This lesson will involve students identifying, describing, and making solid figures.
Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Mathematics)
By Bettie Davis.
Lactase enzyme lab
This lab will examine the specificity of an enzyme (lactase) to a specific substrate (lactose). Students will observe the actions of the enzyme and how shape is important to enzyme reactions.
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science)
By Bert Wartski.
Chem-speak (introduction to chemical equations)
Students will understand what constitutes a chemical reaction and how chemical equations represent chemical reactions by means of discussion and demonstrations.
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science)
By Brenda Rock.
Hanuman learns how to kill Ravana from his brother Bhibek (Thai Ramayana mural)
Hanuman learns how to kill Ravana from his brother Bhibek (Thai Ramayana mural)
Hanuman learns how to kill Ravana from his demon brother Bhibek, as depicted on a mural at the Emerald Buddha Temple. Within an elevated pavillion, adorned with gold leaf, Hanuman kneels at the feet of a crowned demon. The demon gestures forward with his extended...
Format: image/photograph
Solid graphing
The students will review solid figures using a baggie of assorted snack mix (cones, cubes, cylinders, and spheres) and will begin a vertical bar graph showing the number of each solid figure in a bag of assorted snack mix.
Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Mathematics)
By Lisa Fletcher.
Exploring properties of matter with submersibles
This inquiry-based learning activity allows students to explore the relationships between mass, volume, density, and buoyancy as they manipulate various materials to construct a submersible “vehicle” for deep-sea research.
Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Science)
By Miriam Sutton.
Types of chemical reactions
This lesson is intended for use in a first year Chemistry class and has modifications aligned with the North Carolina Novice High English Language Development objectives. It provides an overview of various types of chemical reactions by allowing students to visually observe examples of synthesis, decomposition, single displacement, and double displacement reactions and to identify certain products by the use of litmus and splint tests.
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Development and Science)
By Harriett Tillett.