http://www.artsednet.getty.edu/ArtsEdNet/Index/interdisc.html
Worlds
of Art (6-12)
Find a wealth of lesson plans, resources, and professional development
opportunities, with art and culture as the underlying themes. The lessons
and activities within each unit can be integrated into art, social science,
and language art classes. The introduction to each unit includes an
index of the subject areas addressed.
Teaching
Landmarks (4-12)
Through this interdisciplinary unit, you and your students will explore
the meaning of landmarks and the places, people, and ideas that mark
you and your environment in special ways. Each of the three lesson plans
includes activities and worksheets for students and can be easily integrated
into art, social studies, and language arts classes.
Art & Ecology: Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Curriculum (K-12)
This curriculum resource contains an online exhibition of contemporary
ecological art and a set of classroom resources featuring images, articles,
reading lists, and other information related to art, ecology, and the
environment.
Our
Place in the World (K-12)
This comprehensive set of lessons reflects a unique framework for teaching
art making and art history. Alternative interdisciplinary ideas and
supplementary lessons are also available.
Exploring
An Ancient World (6-12)
This collection of image galleries, online exhibitions, and classroom
curriculum units provides a truly interdisciplinary approach to teaching
about ancient Greece and Rome.
http://www.artsednet.getty.edu/ArtsEdNet/Resources/Space/index.html (K-12) This series of interdisciplinary activities based on traditional
and contemporary artworks will give students the opportunity to combine
their scientific understanding of the universe with their own creativity
and imagination.
http://members.aol.com/TWard64340/Africa.htm
Lesson plans for masks, shields and "Kente" placemats plus ancient Africa links
These elementary art lessons can be utilized in studies of art history.
Students learn about the various tribal masks of Africa and the ceremonies
in which they were used.
http://forum.swarthmore.edu/~sarah/shapiro/index.html
Geometry through Art Grades K-6
http://library.thinkquest.org/12006/
(7-12)
Basketball is a game that involves many disciplines, including math,
physics, and art, along with many others. The purpose of this site is
to educate the user in various aspects of these disciplines and how
they relate to basketball, in a way that presents important concepts
and ideas but still manages to be fun.
http://coe.west.asu.edu/students/stennille/ST3/desertwq.htm
(4-5)
A WebQuest about the Arizona Sonoran Desert
http://www.esc2.net/TIELevel2/projects/art/
(5-6)
Using art and science to create a simple book emphasizing art styles
and endangered species.
http://coe.west.asu.edu/students/stennille/ST3/webquest.html
(4-6)
A WebQuest on Cultural Diversity.
http://www.richmond.edu/~ed344/webquests/creationstories/creation.htm
(4-6)
An Internet WebQuest on Creation Myths
http://www.sbcss.k12.ca.us/sbcss/services/educational/cctechnology/webquest/puppetry.html
(K-2)
This lesson explores world cultures through their puppetry. Your students
learn about puppets that are used in various cultures and create their
own. The Internet experiences in this lesson are designed to be teacher-directed
whole class experiences. A computer hooked to a TV or other presentation
system is recommended.
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Mouse/5641/studentpage.htm
(6-8)
So You Want a Career in Art Technology! An Interdisciplinary WebQuest
for Middle School.
http://www.sbcss.k12.ca.us/sbcss/services/educational/cctechnology/webquest/musicland.html
(6-8)
You are a team of theme park designers assigned to build a new music
theme park in your city. MusicLand will have different "Lands"
for each of the following musical genres: Musical Theater, Early Jazz
(Ragtime, Dixieland, and the Blues), New Jazz (Roaring '20's, Swing,
and Be-bop), Rock and Roll, Country & Folk, and Pop music. Each
design team (4 to 6 members) must choose a Land to develop and make
it as realistic as possible. Remember, the more authentic you make MusicLand
the more tourists you will attract!
http://topcat.bridgew.edu/~kschrock/fall97/wilson/
(6-12)
Your task is to take on the role of a member of a songwriting team.
You are competing for the job of writing a remake of Billy Joel's hit, "We Didn't Start the Fire". The competition is stiff. The
producers want a song that describes important events, which occurred
during the years 1986 and 1987. The song needs to reflect the areas
of World Events, U.S. Events, Sports, and Arts & Entertainment.
When he wrote his song he listed many references to people and events
that had a profound effect on the world. The producers now want something
a little different. They want you are to explain the events you choose,
not just list them.
http://students.itec.sfsu.edu/itec815_s98/cavada/index.html
(9-12)
Art Quest is where students explore multicultural perspectives on contemporary
American art.
http://u2.lvcm.com/esullivan/webquest.html
(9-12)
Scenario: I must go out of town for the last two weeks of the
semester. You are going to be the teacher! Research,
design and then teach a lesson to help review for the semester
exam. Think about what you've learned about basic geometric figures, congruence,
similarity, polygons, and transformations. It's time to get creative
with math - integrate it with art. Make your lesson fun, relevant and/or
unusual. Devise a lesson for your classmates to create works of art.
You will be making new connections between math and art utilizing
a hands on approach. Choose one of the following topics: cartography,
technical drawing, tessellations, fractals, tangrams, the golden
rectangle, wycinanki, or origami.
Jump to: Art | Music | Dance | Drama
http://ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Lessons/Arts/Music/MUS0004.html Primary (1-3)
Students will learn how math and music are related. The students will
understand how mathematical addition is applied to music.To help them
understand this concept the students will be learning note values in
music class the same time the classroom teacher is working on addition.
http://www.menc.org/guides/IHWE/ihwet1.html
The In Harmony With Education program is designed to
reach middle-level students with hands-on lessons in the art--and science--of
music. Specifically, it contains printed and audio materials designed
to lead students through focused listening to sound as it is used in
music, through arranging those sounds into heir own compositions played
on their own instruments, and through learning some of the scientific
and mathematical bases for that artistic use of sound.
http://www.spa3.k12.sc.us/WebQuests/Anne%20Frank/index.html
Anne Frank and the Children of the Holocaust
Interactive web site that integrates Language Arts, Social Studies,
Art, and Music.
http://coe.west.asu.edu/students/stennille/ST3/webquest.html
(4-6)
A WebQuest on Cultural Diversity.
http://www.richmond.edu/~ed344/webquests/creationstories/creation.htm
(4-6)
An Internet WebQuest on Creation Myths.
http://www.sbcss.k12.ca.us/sbcss/services/educational/cctechnology/webquest/puppetry.html
(K-2)
This lesson explores world cultures through their puppetry. Your students
learn about puppets that are used in various cultures and create their
own. The Internet experiences in this lesson are designed to be teacher-directed
whole class experiences. A computer hooked to a TV or other presentation
system is recommended.
http://www.sbcss.k12.ca.us/sbcss/services/educational/cctechnology/webquest/musicland.html
(6-8)
You are a team of theme park designers assigned to build a new music
theme park in your city. MusicLand will have different "Lands"
for each of the following musical genres: Musical Theater, Early Jazz
(Ragtime, Dixieland, and the Blues), New Jazz (Roaring '20's, Swing,
and Be-bop), Rock and Roll, Country & Folk, and Pop music. Each
design team (4 to 6 members) must choose a Land to develop and make
it as realistic as possible. Remember, the more authentic you make MusicLand
the more tourists you will attract!
http://topcat.bridgew.edu/~kschrock/fall97/wilson/
(6-12)
Your task is to take on the role of a member of a songwriting team.
You are competing for the job of writing a remake of Billy Joel's hit, "We Didn't Start the Fire". The competition is stiff. The
producers want a song that describes important events, which occurred
during the years 1986 and 1987. The song needs to reflect the areas
of World Events, U.S. Events, Sports, and Arts & Entertainment.
When he wrote his song he listed many references to people and events
that had a profound effect on the world. The producers now want something
a little different. They want you are to explain the events you choose,
not just list them.
Jump to: Art | Music | Dance | Drama
http://www.richmond.edu/~ed344/webquests/creationstories/creation.htm
(4-6)
An Internet WebQuest on Creation Myths.
http://www.sbcss.k12.ca.us/sbcss/services/educational/cctechnology/webquest/puppetry.html
(K-2)
This lesson explores world cultures through their puppetry. Your students
learn about puppets that are used in various cultures and create their
own. The Internet experiences in this lesson are designed to be teacher-directed
whole class experiences. A computer hooked to a TV or other presentation
system is recommended.
http://www.sbcss.k12.ca.us/sbcss/services/educational/cctechnology/webquest/musicland.html
(6-8)
You are a team of theme park designers assigned to build a new music
theme park in your city. MusicLand will have different "Lands"
for each of the following musical genres: Musical Theater, Early Jazz
(Ragtime, Dixieland, and the Blues), New Jazz (Roaring '20's, Swing,
and Be-bop), Rock and Roll, Country & Folk, and Pop music. Each
design team (4 to 6 members) must choose a Land to develop and make
it as realistic as possible. Remember, the more authentic you make MusicLand
the more tourists you will attract!
http://topcat.bridgew.edu/~kschrock/fall97/wilson/
(6-12)
Your task is to take on the role of a member of a songwriting team.
You are competing for the job of writing a remake of Billy Joel's hit, "We Didn't Start the Fire". The competition is stiff. The
producers want a song that describes important events, which occurred
during the years 1986 and 1987. The song needs to reflect the areas
of World Events, U.S. Events, Sports, and Arts & Entertainment.
When he wrote his song he listed many references to people and events
that had a profound effect on the world. The producers now want something
a little different. They want you are to explain the events you choose,
not just list them.
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