Seventh Grade

Famous Art

Albrecht Dürer is one of the most prolific and influential printmakers in this history of art. He was a German artist who worked with Martin Luther and helped promote the Protestant Reformation in the 16th century. One of Dürer's most famous prints is The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. This zip d...

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My children created some beautiful Leonardo da Vinci art projects: a Mona Lisa collage, a charcoal sketch of a bird wing, and a fresco of the Last Supper.

This engaging and interactive resource provides a 1 page reading on the Renaissance Man Leonardo da Vinci along with a reading worksheet, and two versions of an Interactive Notebook resource!

Black Plague Reading WorksheetThis is a simple, fascinating reading guide about the Bubonic Plague or Black Death. It explains how it began and spread, its symptoms, and the effect it had on European society. It makes for an excellent homework or in-class reading assignment because it can be complet...

This Renaissance study for elementary students covers a bit of history, lots of artist study and art projects, as well as some Shakespeare.

How did sailors navigate before the age of GPS?

One of my favorite examples of using video to teach short lessons is the Black Death in 90 Seconds. It's a simple video that demonstrates that you don't have to create a fancy video to deliver a quality lesson. While the video is good, it's not a complete lesson on its own. To extend the lesson take a look at this new TED-Ed video, The Past, Present, and Future of the Bubonic Plague. You might enjoy reading: Free Technology for Teachers: 800+ Persuasive Maps - And a Tool... Free Technology…

Well we finally finished our Michelangelo study with some soap sculpting! A lot of thought went into that dynamic title of this posting ey? Bet you were wondering what this post would be about until I explained it. We started with a bar of Earthwise natural soap cause I only have natural soaps in our house and of course never thought to google a good soap for carving. Thankfully these held up really well under the carving process. These particular bars were a lemongrass and manuka honey…

http://www.tomrichey.net/euro Mr. Richey talks about Renaissance art and the revival of classical styles with his AP Euro students.

This activity is an introduction to the many mathematical properties found in Pascal's Triangle. Your students will search for several different patterns among the numbers of the triangle. Intended for middle school students, Exploring Pascal's Triangle includes these concepts: • patterns • sums • ...