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Develop Visual Focused Activities
 
History Happenings
Locate historic photos that would be good for discussions about a particular time period. Copy and paste the photos into a PowerPoint or Appleworks presentation. How will students use the presentation? Ideas: class discussions, journal writing, answer questions, add text, sequence slides, debate issues, or describe cause/effect, before/after, or alike/different.
 
Science Speculations
Locate health, math, or science related photos that would be good for discussions about some aspect of science. Copy and paste the photos into a PowerPoint or Appleworks presentation. How will students use the presentation? Ideas: class discussions, journal writing, answer questions, add text, sequence slides, debate issues, or describe cause/effect, before/after, or alike/different.
Art Antics
Locate photos of artwork that would be good for discussions about some aspect of art. Copy and paste the photos into a PowerPoint or Appleworks presentation. How will students use the presentation? Ideas: class discussions, journal writing, answer questions, add text, sequence slides, debate issues, or describe cause/effect, before/after, or alike/different.
  • Thinker: Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco
  • AMIC - biggest organization, join as a trial member
  • Yahoo Gallery - search by artist
  • Do a search for an artist or work of art using Google.
 
Maps, Satellite Photos, and Other Visuals
There are many interesting types of visuals you can use in classroom activities. Try one of the following ideas:
  
Image Search Tools
Use the following tools to locate good quality images:
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 Created by
Annette Lamb, 4/01. Updated 3/02.