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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Gianfranco Gorgoni

For Teachers K - Higher Ed
Students analyze creation of the Earth Art and examine differences between aesthetic work and work created for function. In this art analysis lesson plan, students analyze photographs from various projects for the art elements of line,...
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Website
Other

Robert Smithson's Spiral Jetty

For Students 9th - 10th
The site for Robert Smithson has everything you wanted to know about the Spiral Jetty and other works by Smithson.
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New York Times

New York Times: Earthworks: Robert Smithson's Floating Island

For Students 9th - 10th
An analysis of "Floating Island," a work of Robert Smithson created posthumously. An overview of Smithson's life and work provides context.
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Unit Plan
Department of Defense

Do Dea: Art Appreciation: Unit 5: 3 D Art

For Students 9th - 10th
This fifth unit of a course on Art Appreciation looks at different forms of three-dimensional art. Students learn about sculpture and its history, government-funded art works, and controversy in art. They look at other types of 3-D...
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Website
Other

Robert Smithson

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the official site of Robert Smithson who is an artist most known for his earthworks and recognized by his work 'Spiral Jetty.' There is a fantastic collection of his work, interviews, and much more!
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New York Times

New York Times: Robert Smithson: Earth Art

For Students 9th - 10th
An audio slideshow about artist Robert Smithson narrated by New York Times art critic Michael Kimmelman. The slideshow, which illustrates many of Smithson's drawings and works of scuplture, including his famous "Spiral Jetty," coincides...
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Activity
South Carolina Educational Television

Etv: Artopia: Sculpture Critic: Spiral Jetty by Robert Smithson

For Students 9th - 10th
Information on the sculpture Spiral Jetty by Robert Smithson. Includes an image of the sculpture, a suggested art activity in text and audio, links for more information about the artist as well as a link to "Do More", a place to save or...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Minimalism and Earthworks

For Students 9th - 10th
How much do you know about Minimalism and Earthworks sculptures? Find out by answering this six-question multiple-choice quiz. Check each answer before moving to the next question. Hints are available for each question.
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Handout
Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: Robert Smithson

For Students 9th - 10th
This visual website from Google Cultural Institute shares background information and photos about Robert Smithson.
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Curated OER

Robert Smithson

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of Robert Smithson.