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These real-time sessions between schools and museum educators use objects, images, engaging activities and hands-on projects to create a "virtual visit" to our museums. Our programs will enhance and enrich your student's curriculum while complying with both national and New York State curriculum standards in social studies, science, mathematics, and art. Blurb Position:
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Funding was provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, a primary source of federal support for the nation's 122,000 libraries and 17,500 museums. The Institute's mission is to create strong libraries and museums that connect people to information and ideas. Blurb Image:
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Learn about the art of scientific illustration in this distance learning lesson. Students explore the history of this process as they study famous illustrators like John Audubon and Henry David Thoreau. They practice their observation of various specimens by drawing composite sketches and producing an enlarged final project using the grid transfer method. Read more ... Concept:
The field of scientific illustration will be explored during this program. Students will learn the surprisingly long history of the art form, and will have the opportunity to make scientific illustrations of their own. Objectives:
• Students will understand the importance of the field of scientific illustration for artists, Seek and Sketch (pdf) Theme_image:
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tudents will learn about the lives of New York’s pioneering settlers while performing math problems in this lesson. How would you make money and what would you spend it on if you were a pioneer? Students use primary sources from 1790 and their basic math skills to investigate the economy of pioneer life. Read more ... Concept:
In a videoconference program with educators at the New York State Historical Association, students will learn about the lives of Central New York’s pioneering settlers. How would you make money and what would you spend it on if you were a pioneer? Students use primary sources from 1790 and their basic math skills to investigate the economy of pioneer life in this hour-long program. Objectives:
• Use primary source material to learn about the life of pioneers in the 1790s. Settle Down! Math (pdf) Theme_image:
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This lesson teaches students about the lives of central New York’s pioneering settlers by exploring the science of maple sugaring. How did pioneers make maple sugar, and why was it so important for their survival? Students will learn about the physical science behind maple sugaring, while reviewing the importance of the sweet food in the New York pioneer economy. Read more ... Concept:
In a videoconference program with educators at the New York State Historical Association, students will learn about the lives of Central New York’s pioneering settlers. How did pioneers make maple sugar, and why was it so important for their survival? Students will learn about the physical science behind maple sugaring, while reviewing the importance of the sweet food in the New York pioneer economy. Objectives:
• Use information from primary source material to learn about the life of pioneers in the 1790s. Settle Down! Science (pdf) Theme_image:
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In this lesson, students will learn about the daily lives of New York’s pioneers by looking at old account books from a general store. Students are encouraged to become history detectives as they use a primary source from 1790 to find evidence to support the main themes of pioneering. Read more ... Concept:
In a videoconference program with educators at the New York State Historical Association, students will learn about the lives of Central New York’s pioneering settlers. What information about the daily lives of New York’s pioneers can students discover from looking at an old general store’s account book? Students are encouraged to become history detectives as they use a primary source from 1790 to find evidence to support the main themes of pioneering. Objectives:
• Use primary source material to learn about the life of pioneers in the 1790s. Settle Down! History (pdf) Theme_image:
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In this popular program, students will take a virtual tour of the Thaw Collection of American Indian Art. In the interactive lesson, students will learn about the geographical locations and natural features of North American regions. The intermediate level of this lesson will focus largely on the cultural geography. Students will see how geography can affect clothing creation, dwellings, trade and art based on the natural surrounds of the people who live in the area. Read more ... Concept:
The intermediate level of this lessons will focus largely on the cultural geography. Students will see how geography can affect clothing creation, dwellings, trade and art based on the natural surrounds of the people who live in the areaa. All of this done by virtually visiting the Thaw Collection of American Indian Art! Objectives:
• Understand the characteristics, functions, and applications of maps and globes. Theme_image:
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In this interactive lesson, students will learn about the geographical locations and natural features of North American regions. The one-hour lesson will connect how these elements shaped the cultures and traditions of various Native American cultures throughout the continent. Students will study political and physical maps to answer questions, and also view and interpret objects in the Eugene and Clare Thaw Gallery of American Indian Art at Fenimore Art Museum. Read more ... Concept:
In this interactive lesson, students will learn about the geographical locations and natural features of North American regions. The one-hour lesson will connect how these elements shaped the cultures and traditions of various Native American cultures throughout the continent. New York State Learning Standards Addressed (Elementary/Intermediate):Mathematics and Science Theme_image:
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