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Selan, Jurij – Teaching Artist Journal, 2015
An artist-educator proposes the possibility of a theory of shapes that is analogous to color theory, and explores its educational implications.
Descriptors: Geometric Concepts, Theories, Color, Art Education
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Schaffer, Karl – College Mathematics Journal, 2012
The use of traditional string figures by the Dr. Schaffer and Mr. Stern Dance Ensemble led to experimentation with polyhedral string constructions. This article presents a series of polyhedra made with six loops of three colors which sequence through all the Platonic Solids.
Descriptors: Geometry, Geometric Concepts, Color, College Mathematics
Sutley, Jane – Arts & Activities, 2010
This article presents an art project designed for upper-elementary students to (1) imagine visual differences in the sun's appearance during the four seasons; (2) develop ideas for visually translating their personal experiences regarding the seasons to their sun drawings; (3) create four distinctive seasonal suns using colors and imagery to…
Descriptors: Popular Culture, Art Education, Art Activities, Elementary School Students
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Porter, Keri; Yokoi, Craig; Yee, Bertina – Science and Children, 2011
Along with inquiry-based teaching, exploring the elements of art can guide students to view and represent objects realistically. Understanding line, shape, color, value, form, space, and texture helps bridge the gap between what students actually observe and what their preconceived ideas about the object may be. This type of explicit instruction…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Inquiry, Student Attitudes, Theory Practice Relationship
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Swope, Darcy M. – SchoolArts: The Art Education Magazine for Teachers, 2009
It is no wonder that works of art by Henri Matisse appeal to children, as his work has been said to "invite participation." His use of shape, color, design, and composition make his creations stand apart from others. By sharing examples of his line drawings, paintings, sculptures, and paper cutouts, children gain the sense that making art can be a…
Descriptors: Artists, Studio Art, Art History, Art Activities
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Williams, Darren L.; Flaherty, Thomas J.; Alnasleh, Bassam K. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2009
A concise roadmap for using computational chemistry programs (i.e., Gaussian 03W) to predict the color of a molecular species is presented. A color-predicting spreadsheet is available with the online material that uses transition wavelengths and peak-shape parameters to predict the visible absorbance spectrum, transmittance spectrum, chromaticity…
Descriptors: Prediction, Chemistry, Science Instruction, Computation
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Klopak, Ken – SchoolArts: The Art Education Magazine for Teachers, 2008
The seventh- and eight-grade students in the author's art program sharpened up their eyesight and their use of color charts in preparation for an op art project. Op art is short for "optical patterns and designs." The goal of the project is to create and organize line and color into shapes, patterns, and design in symmetrical and asymmetrical…
Descriptors: Art Education, Grade 7, Grade 8, Middle School Students
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Nicholson, Barbara J.; Halkin, Sylvia L. – Bioscene: Journal of College Biology Teaching, 2007
A laboratory exercise is presented in which students determine where metabolic heat is primarily generated in blooming eastern skunk cabbage ("Symplocarpus foetidus") plants. Students consider how color, shape, and orientation of spathes, and stage of flower maturation, may affect metabolic heat production and retention of both metabolic and solar…
Descriptors: Science Experiments, Science Laboratories, Color, Geometric Concepts
Leyden, Michael – Teaching Pre K-8, 1997
Describes a science and math activity that involves bubbles, shapes, colors, and solid geometry. Students build geometric shapes with soda straws and submerge the shapes in soapy water, allowing them to review basic geometry concepts, test hypotheses, and learn about other concepts such as diffraction, interference colors, and evaporation. (TJQ)
Descriptors: Color, Elementary Education, Geometric Concepts, Hypothesis Testing
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Cecil, David R.; Wang, Rongdong – Mathematics and Computer Education, 2005
Many counting problems can be modeled as "colorings" and solved by considering symmetries and Polya's cycle index polynomial. This paper presents a "Maple 7" program link http://users.tamuk.edu/kfdrc00/ that, given Polya's cycle index polynomial, determines all possible associated colorings and their partitioning into equivalence classes. These…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Secondary School Mathematics, High School Seniors, College Mathematics
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Sterling, Donna R. – Science Scope, 2006
Using the seasons in the science classroom increases student observation skills as they focus on subtle differences such as shades of color and differences in structures. In this article, the author presents a variety of activities that can help students identify and demonstrate patterns and changes in leaf or plant development. The ability to…
Descriptors: Observation, Science Education, Classroom Observation Techniques, Science Activities