Students compare the languages of the ancient Japanese people and the American deaf community, two cultures that utilize hand signs in this lesson for the early elementary classroom.

Students study the origin of the Fibonacci Sequence.  In this investigative lesson plan students identify works of art where Golden Spiral or Ratio appear. 

Provides links to an introduction on Beethoven's life, his childhood, his ascent to greatness, his demeanor, his view on performing, his deafness and the 'Heiligenstadt Testament,' life after Heiligenstadt, his final days, his medical...