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Buzzing Bees, Virtual Read & Seed Video, The Gardens on Spring Creek
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Bees might seem scary, but they are so important! During this virtual Read & Seed we will read Are You a Bee? by Judy Allen and Tudor Humphries. Participate in a Movement/Music/Finger Play activity: singing Bumble Bee, Bumble Bee. We will also create our own pinecone bee, and go on a bee hunt. This lesson is aimed at connecting young learners to their natural world and promote school readiness skills. This Read & Seed activity is presented by The Gardens on Spring Creek by the City of Fort Collins. https://www.fcgov.com/gardens/files/read-seed-website-buzzing-bees.pdf?1586878243

Subject:
Agriculture
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Applied Science
Arts and Humanities
Early Childhood Development
Education
English Language Arts
Environmental Science
Environmental Studies
Language, Grammar and Vocabulary
Literature
Performing Arts
Reading Foundation Skills
Reading Literature
Speaking and Listening
Visual Arts
Visual Arts and Design
Material Type:
Reading
Provider:
The City of Fort Collins
Provider Set:
The Gardens on Spring Creek: Read & Seed
Date Added:
02/06/2023
Capturing Light: The Science of Photography (Advanced Level)
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Students create and use pinhole cameras to understand how artists use and manipulate light to capture images in photographs. They shoot and develop photographs made with pinhole cameras. They compare and contrast a nineteenth-century image, photographs taken with a pinhole camera, and pictures created with a digital camera or camera phone.

Subject:
Arts and Humanities
Visual Arts
Visual Arts and Design
Material Type:
Diagram/Illustration
Lesson Plan
Provider:
J. Paul Getty Museum
Provider Set:
Getty Education
Date Added:
04/07/2023
Casting with Plaster
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This activity was designed for blind learners, but all types of learners can use it to gain hands-on experience with various tools and materials used in design and construction. The students will make molds and duplicates for an engraved image.

Subject:
Visual Arts
Visual Arts and Design
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Perkins School for the Blind
Provider Set:
Accessible Science
Date Added:
01/01/2011
The Children's Picture Book Project
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In this lesson students evaluate published children's picture storybooks. Students then plan, write, illustrate, and publish their own children's picture books.

Subject:
Arts and Humanities
Visual Arts
Visual Arts and Design
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Unit of Study
Provider:
ReadWriteThink
Provider Set:
ReadWriteThink
Date Added:
04/07/2023
Chlorophyll Painting, Americorp STEM in a Bag
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Create a painting using chlorophyll from plants. Activity from Weekly STEM in a Bag. Colorado Americorp agents in Araphahoe, Denver, Garfield, Larimer, and Weld Counties. Work supported by the Corporation for National and Community Service under Americorps grant number 18AFHCO0010008. Opinions or points of view expressed in this lesson are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of or a position that is endorsed by the Corporation or the Americorps program. This resource is also available in Spanish in the linked file.

Subject:
Applied Science
Biology
Botany
Chemistry
Life Science
Physical Science
STEAM
Visual Arts
Visual Arts and Design
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Lesson Plan
Provider:
Americorps
Provider Set:
STEM in a bag weekly activity
Date Added:
02/24/2023
Cloud Paintings, Read & Seed Activity, The Gardens on Spring Creek
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Ever look up at the clouds? Sometimes they look like shapes or maybe just spilt milk. During this virtual Read & Seed we will read It Looked Like Spilt Milk by Charles G. Shaw. Participate in a Movement/Music/Finger Play activity: singing the poem I’m a Little Cloud by Jean Warren, and create a cloud painting. This lesson is aimed at connecting young learners to their natural world and promote school readiness skills. This Read & Seed activity is presented by The Gardens on Spring Creek by the City of Fort Collins. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0fUdm_O2DI

Subject:
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Applied Science
Arts and Humanities
Atmospheric Science
Early Childhood Development
Earth and Space Science
Education
English Language Arts
Environmental Science
Environmental Studies
Language, Grammar and Vocabulary
Literature
Performing Arts
Reading Foundation Skills
Reading Literature
Speaking and Listening
Visual Arts
Visual Arts and Design
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Lesson
Lesson Plan
Provider:
The City of Fort Collins
Provider Set:
The Gardens on Spring Creek: Read & Seed
Date Added:
02/06/2023
Cloud Paintings, Virtual Read & Seed Video, The Gardens on Spring Creek
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Ever look up at the clouds? Sometimes they look like shapes or maybe just spilt milk. During this virtual Read & Seed we will read It Looked Like Spilt Milk by Charles G. Shaw. Participate in a Movement/Music/Finger Play activity: singing the poem I’m a Little Cloud by Jean Warren, and create a cloud painting. This lesson is aimed at connecting young learners to their natural world and promote school readiness skills. This Read & Seed activity is presented by The Gardens on Spring Creek by the City of Fort Collins. https://www.fcgov.com/gardens/files/read-seed-website-cloud-painting.pdf?1586211222

Subject:
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Applied Science
Arts and Humanities
Atmospheric Science
Early Childhood Development
Earth and Space Science
Education
English Language Arts
Environmental Science
Environmental Studies
Language, Grammar and Vocabulary
Literature
Performing Arts
Reading Foundation Skills
Reading Literature
Speaking and Listening
Visual Arts
Visual Arts and Design
Material Type:
Reading
Provider:
The City of Fort Collins
Provider Set:
The Gardens on Spring Creek: Read & Seed
Date Added:
02/06/2023
Color My World: Expanding Meaning Potential through Media
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Using different writing/drawing materials (e.g., markers, color pencils, pastels, etc.), students learn how to communicate different moods and/or feelings to support their written ideas and how authors do the same through their work.

Subject:
Arts and Humanities
Visual Arts
Visual Arts and Design
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Lesson Plan
Provider:
ReadWriteThink
Provider Set:
ReadWriteThink
Date Added:
04/07/2023
Connecting to Centennial
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Using a "Thirty-Second Look" activity, students will look closely at and describe the painting A Centennial of Independence. The students will read their ideas and note line, shape, and other details. Then students will create a favorite outdoor memory inspired by the painting, using crayons and the elements of art to guide their work. They will also make connections to the theme of "teamwork."

Subject:
Arts and Humanities
Visual Arts
Visual Arts and Design
Material Type:
Diagram/Illustration
Lesson Plan
Provider:
J. Paul Getty Museum
Provider Set:
Getty Education
Date Added:
04/07/2023
Counting on Art
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In these lessons students will explore the paintings of Horace Pippin and Wayne Thiebaud and the mobiles of Alexander Calder to discover and practice math and visual art concepts. Background and biographical information about the work of art and artist, guided looking with class discussion, and activities with worksheets using mathematical formulas and studio art provide the framework for each lesson.

Subject:
Arts and Humanities
Geometry
Mathematics
Visual Arts
Visual Arts and Design
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Assessment
Lesson Plan
Provider:
National Gallery of Art
Date Added:
04/07/2023
Crea Tu Propia Constelación, Americorp Bolsa de STEM
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Usa piedras para modelar las estrellas en una constelación. Actividad de Bolsa de STEM Semanal. Agentes de Colorado Americorp en los condados de Araphahoe, Denver, Garfield, Larimer y Weld. Trabajo apoyado por la Corporación para el Servicio Nacional y Comunitario bajo el número de subvención 18AFHCO0010008 de Americorps. Las opiniones o puntos de vista expresados en esta lección pertenecen a los autores y no representan necesariamente la posición oficial o una posición respaldada por la Corporación o el programa Americorps.

Subject:
Applied Science
Astronomy
Design
Earth and Space Science
STEAM
Visual Arts
Visual Arts and Design
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Lesson Plan
Provider:
Americorps
Provider Set:
STEM in a bag weekly activity
Date Added:
02/24/2023
Crear un Héroe Volador, Americorp Bolsa de STEM
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Crea un superhéroe volador de papel. A ver si vuela. Ajusta tu diseño. Actividad de Bolsa de STEM Semanal. Agentes de Colorado Americorp en los condados de Araphahoe, Denver, Garfield, Larimer y Weld. Trabajo apoyado por la Corporación para el Servicio Nacional y Comunitario bajo el número de subvención 18AFHCO0010008 de Americorps. Las opiniones o puntos de vista expresados en esta lección pertenecen a los autores y no representan necesariamente la posición oficial o una posición respaldada por la Corporación o el programa Americorps.

Subject:
Applied Science
Design
Engineering
Physical Science
Physics
STEAM
Visual Arts
Visual Arts and Design
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Lesson Plan
Provider:
Americorps
Provider Set:
STEM in a bag weekly activity
Date Added:
02/24/2023
Create Your Own Constellation, Americorp STEM in a Bag
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Use rocks to model the stars in a constellation. Activity from Weekly STEM in a Bag. Colorado Americorp agents in Araphahoe, Denver, Garfield, Larimer, and Weld Counties. Work supported by the Corporation for National and Community Service under Americorps grant number 18AFHCO0010008. Opinions or points of view expressed in this lesson are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of or a position that is endorsed by the Corporation or the Americorps program. This resource is also available in Spanish in the linked file.

Subject:
Applied Science
Astronomy
Design
Earth and Space Science
STEAM
Visual Arts
Visual Arts and Design
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Lesson Plan
Provider:
Americorps
Provider Set:
STEM in a bag weekly activity
Date Added:
02/24/2023
Create Your Own Leprechaun Hat Activity, Americorp STEM in a Bag
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Make a leprechaun hat for St. Patrick's day. Activity from Weekly STEM in a Bag. Colorado Americorp agents in Araphahoe, Denver, Garfield, Larimer, and Weld Counties. Work supported by the Corporation for National and Community Service under Americorps grant number 18AFHCO0010008. Opinions or points of view expressed in this lesson are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of or a position that is endorsed by the Corporation or the Americorps program. This resource is also available in Spanish in the linked file.

Subject:
Applied Science
Arts and Humanities
Design
Family and Consumer Science
Holidays and Celebrations
STEAM
Visual Arts
Visual Arts and Design
World Cultures
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Lesson Plan
Provider:
Americorps
Provider Set:
STEM in a bag weekly activity
Date Added:
02/24/2023
Create a Flying Hero, Americorp STEM in a Bag
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Create a flying superhero out of paper. See if it flies. Adjust your design. Activity from Weekly STEM in a Bag. Colorado Americorp agents in Araphahoe, Denver, Garfield, Larimer, and Weld Counties. Work supported by the Corporation for National and Community Service under Americorps grant number 18AFHCO0010008. Opinions or points of view expressed in this lesson are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of or a position that is endorsed by the Corporation or the Americorps program. This resource is also available in Spanish in the linked file.

Subject:
Applied Science
Design
Engineering
Physical Science
Physics
STEAM
Visual Arts
Visual Arts and Design
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Lesson Plan
Provider:
Americorps
Provider Set:
STEM in a bag weekly activity
Date Added:
02/24/2023
Creating a Garden (Beginning Level)
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Students will observe images of gardens, visualizing and imagining the shapes, colors, textures, sounds, and smells of the plants, flowers, and other objects in a garden. They will also write about and sketch their observations. Students will then design and create a model of their own imagined garden.

Subject:
Arts and Humanities
Visual Arts
Visual Arts and Design
Material Type:
Diagram/Illustration
Lesson Plan
Provider:
J. Paul Getty Museum
Provider Set:
Getty Education
Date Added:
04/07/2023
Creative Communication Frames: Discovering Similarities between Writing and Art
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Graphic organizers assist the development of comparative vocabulary and generate discussions of analogy and metaphor in art as students go on a real or virtual tour of an art gallery.

Subject:
Arts and Humanities
Visual Arts
Visual Arts and Design
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Lesson Plan
Provider:
ReadWriteThink
Provider Set:
ReadWriteThink
Date Added:
03/30/2023
Crea tu Propia Actividad de Sombrero de Duende, Americorp Bolsa de STEM
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Haz un sombrero de duende para el día de San Patricio. Actividad de Bolsa de STEM Semanal. Agentes de Colorado Americorp en los condados de Araphahoe, Denver, Garfield, Larimer y Weld. Trabajo apoyado por la Corporación para el Servicio Nacional y Comunitario bajo el número de subvención 18AFHCO0010008 de Americorps. Las opiniones o puntos de vista expresados en esta lección pertenecen a los autores y no representan necesariamente la posición oficial o una posición respaldada por la Corporación o el programa Americorps.

Subject:
Applied Science
Arts and Humanities
Design
Family and Consumer Science
Holidays and Celebrations
STEAM
Visual Arts
Visual Arts and Design
World Cultures
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Lesson Plan
Provider:
Americorps
Provider Set:
STEM in a bag weekly activity
Date Added:
02/24/2023