mini activity: survival
Grade Level: 9th
Name: Christine Huang
Date: 4/6/14
Theme Concept(s):
Art Production Concept(s):
Creative & Critical Behaviors Students Will Enhance:
Aesthetics, Art Criticism, Art History:
Teaching Strategies:
NJCCCS (Standards & Indicators)
Visual and Performing Arts 1.2 History of the Arts and Culture: All students will understand the role, development, and influence of the arts throughout history and across cultures. A. History of the Arts and Culture. 12. Access to the arts has a positive influence on the quality of an individual’s lifelong learning, personal expression, and contributions to community and global citizenship. 2. Justify the impact of innovations in the arts (e.g., the availability of music online) on societal norms and habits of mind in various historical eras.
Science 5.1 Science Practices: All students will understand that science is both a body of knowledge and an evidence-based, model-building enterprise that continually extends, refines, and revises knowledge. The four Science Practices strands encompass the knowledge and reasoning skills that students must acquire to be proficient in science. C. Reflect on Scientific Knowledge: Scientific knowledge builds on itself over time. 12. Refinement of understandings, explanations, and models occurs as new evidence is incorporated. 1. Reflect on and revise understandings as new evidence emerges.
Materials and Supplies: cardboard, packaging tape, plastic bags, paper bags, container, water, quarters
http://www.cyfernet.org/act-CYFAR/skillathons/density.html
http://www.golden-art.com/floating-light-sculptures.html
https://s-media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/originals/a0/0a/65/a00a65d508994aa689a6fa9d097602bc.jpghttp://uploads7.wikipaintings.org/images/william-turner/dort-the-dort-packet-boat-from-rotterdam-bacalmed.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/81/Joseph_Mallord_William_Turner_-_Dutch_Boats_in_a_Gale_-_WGA23163.jpg
http://www.golden-art.com/images/image-22.jpg
Artmaking Steps:
Aesthetics Steps/Questions:
Step 1. Students will work individually to answer the following questions:
Step 3. The class will convene together and have a class discussion.
Teacher's Samples
Name: Christine Huang
Date: 4/6/14
Theme Concept(s):
- · Recycling: Reusing materials to create a functional artwork.
- · Functional Art: creating artwork that can be used to assist other areas of life, specifically science.
Art Production Concept(s):
- · Shape: Students will consider various materials and shapes that best hold the most quarters the longest.
Creative & Critical Behaviors Students Will Enhance:
- · Materiality: Students will think about what the materials are made out of and how those materials affect other objects as a coherent and whole artwork.
- · Group work: Students will develop group work skills to create their boats.
Aesthetics, Art Criticism, Art History:
- · Hans-Leo Peters
- · William Turner
Teaching Strategies:
- · Introduction
- · Group Activity
- · Discussion
NJCCCS (Standards & Indicators)
Visual and Performing Arts 1.2 History of the Arts and Culture: All students will understand the role, development, and influence of the arts throughout history and across cultures. A. History of the Arts and Culture. 12. Access to the arts has a positive influence on the quality of an individual’s lifelong learning, personal expression, and contributions to community and global citizenship. 2. Justify the impact of innovations in the arts (e.g., the availability of music online) on societal norms and habits of mind in various historical eras.
Science 5.1 Science Practices: All students will understand that science is both a body of knowledge and an evidence-based, model-building enterprise that continually extends, refines, and revises knowledge. The four Science Practices strands encompass the knowledge and reasoning skills that students must acquire to be proficient in science. C. Reflect on Scientific Knowledge: Scientific knowledge builds on itself over time. 12. Refinement of understandings, explanations, and models occurs as new evidence is incorporated. 1. Reflect on and revise understandings as new evidence emerges.
Materials and Supplies: cardboard, packaging tape, plastic bags, paper bags, container, water, quarters
http://www.cyfernet.org/act-CYFAR/skillathons/density.html
http://www.golden-art.com/floating-light-sculptures.html
https://s-media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/originals/a0/0a/65/a00a65d508994aa689a6fa9d097602bc.jpghttp://uploads7.wikipaintings.org/images/william-turner/dort-the-dort-packet-boat-from-rotterdam-bacalmed.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/81/Joseph_Mallord_William_Turner_-_Dutch_Boats_in_a_Gale_-_WGA23163.jpg
http://www.golden-art.com/images/image-22.jpg
Artmaking Steps:
- Build on prior knowledge & experience
- Introduce the project
- Introduce materials and concept of recycling
- Ask students to form 4 groups
- Each group will begin building their boats/containers
- After 20 minutes, students will convene together for the competition
- At the end, the class will discuss how each boat/container could be improved
Aesthetics Steps/Questions:
Step 1. Students will work individually to answer the following questions:
- a) Is functional art considered to be art? Why or why not? (State at least 3 reasons.)
- b) When is an object considered to have a function?
- c) When an object functions as an artwork, what does that mean?
- d) Can there be more than one function?
- e) What is the purpose of art? Why do we have art in society? Is it crucial that art exists in the world?
Step 3. The class will convene together and have a class discussion.
Teacher's Samples