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- Resources for teaching with photographs
- Websites, activities, books, and image collections for classroom use.
- Format: article
- By Melissa Thibault.
- Mystery Hill, Appalachian Heritage Museum and The Native American Artifacts Museum
- Visitors will experience strange phenomena which some believe is attributed to a gravitational anomaly known as a vortex, learn about the ancient native people of the area, and see what it would have been like to live at the turn of the century at the Mystery Hill museums.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Tessellations with M.C. Escher
- This lesson familiarizes students with tessellations, designs created by images placed against each other with no empty spaces. It also introduces the work of M. C. Escher. It can be used in conjunction with math lessons in geometry.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Visual Arts Education)
- By Judith Riddle.
- Seven directions: Making connections between literature and American Indian history
- This middle school lesson uses picture books to integrate American Indian culture and belief systems with language and visual arts.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts)
- By Edie McDowell.
Resources on the web
- Sandlot Science
- This site is devoted to perceptual illusions and the science behind them. (Learn more)
- Format: website/activity
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- The Eye
- This site provides textual and visual information on the eye's anatomy and functions. It also contains live video of an eye dissection, printable resources for teachers, and a small collection of optical illusions. (Learn more)
- Format: website/general
- Provided by: Jasper Place Multimeda Team
- Archimedes' Lab
- Explore optical illusions, test your powers of observation, and even custom-design puzzles to stump your friends! Improve your mathematical thinking with these puzzles and games. (Learn more)
- Format: website/activity
- Provided by: Gianni A. Sarcone and Marie J. Waeber
