Artists throughout time have come to their work with stories to tell, …
Artists throughout time have come to their work with stories to tell, concepts to explore, and puzzles to work out. By taking time to look at a work of art with a curious and investigative eye, students can activate creative thinking to imagine and expand on the story it presents. Use this interactive exercise to guide students as they examine a work by Roslyn Drexler, creatively document the ideas it presents to them, and consider how their thoughts connect with the artist's own ideas and intentions.
Artworks can offer an opportunity to consider creativity in places and times …
Artworks can offer an opportunity to consider creativity in places and times that may be different from our own. Spending time to look carefully at the form, imagery, texture, and patterns of a work of art can help students consider and become curious about the materials and techniques, artistic conventions, and cultural contexts of unfamiliar objects. Use this interactive exercise to guide students as they examine an Ancient American work of art, document the ideas it presents to them, and consider how their thoughts connect with what we know about the artist's own ideas and intentions.
Spending time with a work of art can be an opportunity for …
Spending time with a work of art can be an opportunity for thoughtful inquiry and ideation. Imagining what lies beyond the frame of an artwork gives students the opportunity to consider contextual clues and think about how artistic decisions are made.
Art is often about making ideas and beliefs visible. For centuries, religions …
Art is often about making ideas and beliefs visible. For centuries, religions across the globe have used images to represent complex and abstract ideas about humankind's place in the cosmos. Students can use this interactive exercise to spend thoughtful time with a religious work of art and become curious about the way art can help communicate sacred and profound ideas.
Art objects made and used in the past can offer clues to …
Art objects made and used in the past can offer clues to the ideas and attitudes that may have been prevalent at the time of their creation. Spending time to thoughtfully examine and explain their own ideas about such an object encourages students to become curious and open lines of inquiry about historical context. This interactive exercise guides students as they document their thinking about an 18th century American artwork.
This activity activates prior knowledge while developing insight into historical perspectives. Use …
This activity activates prior knowledge while developing insight into historical perspectives. Use this activity to help students broaden their horizons and explore diverse ideas.
Artworks can offer an opportunity to consider different perspectives. Artists are intentional …
Artworks can offer an opportunity to consider different perspectives. Artists are intentional about how they depict people alone or in groups. Spending time to look carefully at expressions, body language, and contextual clues in figural artwork can help students consider ideas about identity, community, and belonging. Use this interactive exercise to guide students as they explore a work by Kehinde Wiley, creatively document the ideas it presents to them, and consider how their thoughts connect with the artist's own ideas and intentions.
Spending time with a work of art can be an opportunity for …
Spending time with a work of art can be an opportunity for thoughtful inquiry and ideation. For students, documenting their ideas as they work to interpret an artwork offers the chance to exercise metacognition. With this interactive exercise featuring an artwork by Congolese artist Sammy Baloji, students are can gain insight into how they process information and formulate ideas.
Spending time with a work of art can be an opportunity for …
Spending time with a work of art can be an opportunity for thoughtful inquiry and ideation. For students, documenting their ideas as they work to interpret an artwork offers the chance to exercise metacognition. With this interactive exercise featuring an artwork from the Mughal Empire, students can gain insight into how they process information and formulate ideas. This activity is good practice for formulating research questions and synthesizing ideas.
Materials:Computers/Chromebooks,Collection of Historical Pictures Stored in a Atudent Accessible Aolder Online (OneDrive, …
Materials:Computers/Chromebooks,Collection of Historical Pictures Stored in a Atudent Accessible Aolder Online (OneDrive, Google Drive).Using the Interactive Trading Card Plan sheet, students will plan their project. Once they have made their plan studetns will use Scratch create and program (code) a sprite using a picture of a historical figure or place. The program should include historical facts and information related to the picture. The program can be interactive (animation, mouse clicks, etc...) and/or taking (text to speech, recorded speech). Students will need some prior knowledge about coding in Scratch for this project. James Armistead Example
This article explains how interest groups differ from political parties, how to …
This article explains how interest groups differ from political parties, how to evaluate the different types of interests and what they do and to compare public and private interest groups. It also describes how interest groups influence the government through elections and through the lawmaking processes. *Remixed to add student questions to engage them with the material.
This article explains how interest groups differ from political parties, how to …
This article explains how interest groups differ from political parties, how to evaluate the different types of interests and what they do and to compare public and private interest groups. It also describes how interest groups influence the government through elections and through the lawmaking processes. *Remixed to add student questions to engage them with the material.
This article explains how interest groups differ from political parties, how to …
This article explains how interest groups differ from political parties, how to evaluate the different types of interests and what they do and to compare public and private interest groups. It also describes how interest groups influence the government through elections and through the lawmaking processes. Remix made to make it easier to understand.
Students will play an interactive game while learning how to be internet …
Students will play an interactive game while learning how to be internet smart. Students will learn the fundamentals of digital literacy: sharing, kindness, security, determining what's real and what's fake, and reporting. This game comes with a full curriculum guide: https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-interland.appspot.com/en-us/hub/pdfs/Google_BeInternetAwesome_DigitalCitizenshipSafety_2019Curriculum.pdf
The IMF publishes a range of time series data on IMF lending, …
The IMF publishes a range of time series data on IMF lending, exchange rates and other economic and financial indicators. Manuals, guides, and other material on statistical practices at the IMF, in member countries, and of the statistical community at large are also available. The data mapper allows the user to view IMF data in a variety of ways using differing indicators.
Introuction to physical and human geography of Southwest Virginia, highlighting places visited …
Introuction to physical and human geography of Southwest Virginia, highlighting places visited by AP Human Geography teachers. Coal mining is highlighed, focusing on resource extraction techniques, impacts on the environment and possible solutions.
This resource pairs visual and written primary resources. The works of art …
This resource pairs visual and written primary resources. The works of art with have been chosen from the American Art collection at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and the National Gallery of Art. Students will pair visual media with a paired piece of literature, in this case, Invisible Man by Ralph Waldo Ellison, to help explore the connection between and across art forms as well as the connection between art and its historical setting.
This resource pairs visual and written primary resources. The works of art …
This resource pairs visual and written primary resources. The works of art with have been chosen from the American Art collection at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and the National Gallery of Art. Students will pair visual media with a paired piece of literature, in this case, Invisible Man by Ralph Waldo Ellison, to help explore the connection between and across art forms as well as the connection between art and its historical setting.
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