Curated OER
Joseph Stella: Movement and Unity
Students explore line,shape,color and repetition,to create unity and movement. They discuss Joseph Stella's Battle of Lights, Coney Island and visuals of roller coasters. They use colored pencil techniques and create an artwork.
Curated OER
Create a Wrapping Cloth Design
Pupils create wrapping clothes using paper or cloth scraps being sure to find or make geometric shapes. They create a visually balanced composition including symmetry,and repeated patterns.
Curated OER
Solid Waste
Students examine how to use their vocabulary, writing skills, and creative thinking to address environmental concerns in this unit. They write messages to using creative writing to address the issues of solid waste and recycling.
Curated OER
Chinese New Year: Paper Lanterns
First graders study the celebrations of Chinese New Year. They practice measuring and cutting to make paper lanterns.
Curated OER
Mother Earth - Father Sky
Third graders research and write about Cyrus Dillan. They explain one of Dillan's sculptures. Students locate six constellations and two planets. They research and write about the daily life of the Pawnee.
Curated OER
Secrets Beneath the Waters
Students work in small groups and design a ship out of balsa wood. They hypothesize what happens when the ship is placed in water then make predictions as to which ship stays afloat the longest with the greatest amount of weight added.
Curated OER
Hachimaki/Shibori Lesson Plan
Sixth graders are introduced to the technique of Arashi Shibori and its history. In groups, they discover how to perform this process and examine how to do hachimaki. To end the lesson, they make their own hachimaki to wear and share it...
Curated OER
Sea Urchins - Diadema Antillarum
Students investigate oceanography by painting sea life. In this crustacean lesson, students identify sea urchins in our ocean environments and describe the functionality of their spherical-shaped bodies. Students design their own sea...
Curated OER
Artists, Architects, and Architecture
Students are introduced to the concept of architecture and how it has changed over time. In groups, they discuss how the places people have built reflects their values and needs. They use the internet to research the history of...
Curated OER
Signal Flags
Pupils examine the use of signal flags on vessels. They use measurements and symmetry to create their very own signal flag. Students work together and as individuals to solve problems and express their ideas.
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Survival Skills
Students investigate the challenges the Inuit people face in today's society. Students conduct Internet research on Inuit history and culture. Then students write a news report about the Inuit Nation and their struggles in the...
Curated OER
Studying with Chemical Compounds
Students create a foldable to help them remember topics on chemical compounds. In this physical science lesson plan, students differentiate ionic and covalent compounds. Given certain compounds, they identify whether it's ionic or covalent.
McGraw Hill
My Art Studio: Elements of Art: Composition: Rhythm
Interactive activity explaining the principle of rhythm as it applies to visual art.
Department of Defense
Do Dea: Art Appreciation: Unit 3: Technical Aspects of Art
In this third unit of a course on Art Appreciation, students learn how to describe the technical aspects of an artist's work by discussing elements of art and principles of design. They also look at the stylistic qualities of an artist's...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Arts and Humanities: Looking at Art
Course covering why art matters, elements of art, and principles of composition.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Critiquing Art
Lesson plan for students to learn about the principles and elements of design and use them to critique art. (Note: Link to Sanford & A Lifetime of Color: Study Art does not work.)
Cornell University
Cornell University: Art, Design, and Visual Thinking
Use the left-hand toolbar of this site to investigate an online textbook for the language of design. It provides visual examples and explanations of line, form, color, color psychology, texture, balance, proportion and many more...
Other
Poway Unified School District: How to Analyze Art
This tutorial will lead you through the steps on how to view and understand art. Great for all ages.
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South Carolina Educational Television
Etv: Artopia: Elements and Principles of Design Word Bank [Pdf]
Elements of art and design vocabulary words.
ArtLex
Art Lex: Rhythm
This site from Artlex provides a thorough definition of the Principle of Design known as Rhythm. There are links to other sources and terms as well as visuals from artists such as Klee, Matisse and Mondrian that show further examples.
ArtLex
Art Lex: Movement
This site from Artlex is a fantastic description of how movement is used in the creation of art. There are links to works of art in sculpture, painting and photography as well as focused interpretations of how different types of movement...
ArtLex
Art Lex: Balance
ArtLex provides a complete description of the term, "balance," with various links to show how balance relates to art. A work by Vermeer is provided as an example.
ArtLex
Art Lex: Emphasis
A complete description of the term, "emphasis," with links to show how emphasis relates to art. Includes examples of work by Klimt, Demuth, and Minor.
Other
The Alphabet of Art: The Attributes
An informative site explaining the attributes of art as well as other art terms.
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