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Lesson Plans - Visual Arts

Insect Introduction

The students will do research and develop an informational poster on a bug.

Educational Lesson Plans for World AIDS Day

This lesson plan is specifically designed for high school groups, but can be easily adapted for use with middle school or young adult audiences.

Termite Trails

Termites are small, soft bodied, usually pale-colored insects. These are social insects with a caste system. They live in colonies in the ground or in wood.

Spooky Spiders

The student will be able to describe the characteristics of a spider.
·The student will be able to classify whether a spider is an insect or arachnid by analyzing its characteristics.
·The student will be able to describe and name the types of webs that spiders weave.
·The student will be able to explore and explain why a spider does not stick to its own web.

Insect Survival – camouflage

The student will draw conclusions regarding the advantages of camouflage in nature; the student will also observe the consequences of environmental alteration, whether natural or man made, and the process of natural selection