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Peer reviewedSasser, Elizabeth S.; And Others – School Arts, 1985
Three art activities are described. Junior and senior high school students carved kachina dolls from blocks of wood, junior high school students created table sculptures from old bottles, and senior high students made richly colored face-plates. (RM)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Education, Course Descriptions, Design Crafts
Peer reviewedGreene, Charlene – School Arts, 1985
Described is an art course in which fifth-grade students made masks using low fire whiteware as the medium. (RM)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Education, Ceramics, Childrens Art
Peer reviewedMiller, Cheryl – School Arts, 1984
High school students in an advanced ceramics class made chess sets, using a wood pattern to make pawns for the sets. The class found that using a pattern increased efficiency and speed. (RM)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Education, Ceramics, Course Descriptions
Peer reviewedHeidt, Ann – School Arts, 1984
To help them get the cylindrical shape necessary for making pottery beer mugs, high school art students used flexible armatures stuffed with vermiculite. (RM)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Education, Art Materials, Ceramics
Peer reviewedSchroeder, Liesa – School Arts, 1984
Working in small groups, fifth graders designed and made a ceramic title mural that became a permanent display in the school entryway. The project is described. (RM)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Education, Ceramics, Childrens Art
Peer reviewedAho, Kauko – European Journal of Engineering Education, 1988
Introduced is a course to teach integrated product development and to help make the shift from university to real practice. Discusses the course "Teaching Creative Machine Design," practical course guides, two examples of projects, and some consequences of the course. (YP)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Design Crafts, Designers, Engineering
Peer reviewedKelmenson, Lita – Art Education, 1985
High school students enrolled in a Spanish language class heightened their awareness of the Mexican people by studying and discussing Mexican crafts. Working in the style used by the Mexicans, they designed and made their own art products. (RM)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Education, Course Descriptions, Cultural Awareness
Peer reviewedAlexander, Robin R. – School Arts, 1984
A four-day project which involved kindergarten and first-grade classes in making a collection of animals from clay is described. (RM)
Descriptors: Animals, Art Activities, Art Education, Art Products
Peer reviewedSheldon, D. F. – European Journal of Engineering Education, 1988
Explored are the possibilities of teaching engineering through a project approach. Discussed are the introduction, clashing cultures of industrial and engineering design, skills required of a designer, teaching approach to the total design activity, CAD/CAM experiences, and conclusions. (Author/YP)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Design Crafts


