Pupils create "Beeswax flower candles" in this early-elementary classroom Art lesson. Materials needed include foam pieces, straw, a glue gun, clay pots, beeswax, and popsicle sticks. This activity is ideal for the students to create...

Students build gift boxes using recycled christmas cards, ribbon, glue, and hole punchers in this Holiday Art lesson for the middle level classroom. Six christmas cards are needed for every box and the lesson can be modified for younger...

Students discuss the sum of central angles and use string to create them on circles. They find the measure and length of both minor and major arcs. Students give examples of concentric, similar, and congruent circles and congruent arcs.

Students draw diagrams demonstrating how it is possible to two central angles to be congruent and their minor arcs are not congruent. In groups, they illustrate theorems with their constructed circles, create diameters of circles that...

Students discover how to recognize tangents and how to use their properties. They investigate and use the properties of angles, arcs, chords, tangents, and secants. Students use two tangents and the properties of similar triangles to...

Students investigate the proposed Gazprom City in St. Petersburg, Russia. They review proposals from international architects and consider the pros and cons of the Gazprom City development. Students conduct a mock public hearing to...

Students discuss the appropriateness of using a specific tool to measure and define an object. After measuring the area of their classroom and the objects in it with the appropriate tools, they create a floor plan that makes the most...

Students discuss accuracy and the need for it in blueprints in order to create the final project. They further refine and perfect drawings as part of the school drawing project. Students create a blueprint for the new school building...

Students develop an appreciation of the use of geometry in our everyday world and structures. Students collect various picures and multimedia objcets that explain geometric principles and place them in a powerpoint presentation to be...

Students read a novel related to their geographical area and "Gone With The Wind". Using the first novel, they use the internet to research one aspect from it and relate it to their location today. They create a Hyperstudio or PowerPoint...

Seventh graders locate and write creatively about different places and their cultures. They identify the physical, economic, social, political and cultural characteristics of selected regions in the Eastern Hemisphere. Finally, 7th...

In this handwriting skills worksheet, students practice writing on a free writing topic on the lined paper provided for them to write on.

In this math worksheet, students work at home with a family member to identify triangles and find the areas. Students find 3 triangles in tile patterns, wallpaper, paintings or anywhere in the home and answer 6 questions.

In this sonata form worksheet, students examine the three main portions of the sonata form. They read about the exposition, recapitulation, and the development. There are no questions associated with this worksheet about the Classical...

Students illustrate a creative adventure idea. In this arts and crafts lesson, students design drawings based on where they would like to go for an adventure. Before creating their illustrations, students brainstorm the...

Students use a stamped shape image to create a piece of imaginative art. In this stamped art lesson, students use a stamped shape as a starting point to create their own imaginative piece of art that incorporates the stamped shape.

Students compare a castle in Wales to a fort in Oregon and design and build a castle or fort. In this structure study lesson, students complete activities to study castles in Wales to forts in England. Students then design their own fort...

Students explore the culture of Slovakia. In this World History lesson, students establish specific details about Slovakia then complete several activities to reinforce its uniqueness, including reading an article, vocabulary and writing...

The Goethe-Institut provides a wonderful resource leading to many German architecture sites on the web. Sites include current national topics in German architecture, preserving and restoring historical ruins in Germany and world-wide,...

This is the official homepage of the Society of Architectural Historians. Includes information on membership, jobs and careers, publications, research and more.

A list of architecture vocabulary terms and people associated with architecture in Buffalo, New York. Each term links to an illustrated example of the word as well as specific examples in Buffalo.

A compelling look at the roots and influence of modernism in architecture. With excellent biographies of the leading architects of the movement (e.g., Le Corbusier and Mies Van Der Rohe) and many, many examples of buildings that define...

Information and pictures of art and architecture from around the world, including artist's works, interviews, links to further information, and polls and discussions about art. Some features of the website require free registration.

Follow this link to the homepage of the Amsterdam Centre for Architecture, which puts a spotlight on architects, buildings, and urban developments in the Netherlands. Includes an interactive timeline and a digital map of prominent...