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- 6th - 8th
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Students create a piece of art inspired by traditional African pieces. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students study the life and history of Pablo Picasso. They examine his art and how it developed. They create sketches and ceramic objects that emulate Picasso's work. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten
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Students explore some of the components of sculpture through a variety of artists and their artwork. The six lessons of this unit utilize the sculptures experienced when students were studying American history and the Native Americans. Full Review »
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- 4th - 9th
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Students use an activity sheet to construct analogies about possible function of ancient or historic ceramics and compute circumference from a section of a circle as they study measuring pots. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students create story telling plates based on David Stabley's technique. They incorporate art history and aestectics with hands on activity. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students compare and contrast the way of life of Native Americans in Texas and around the country. As a class, they brainstorm about the uses of pottery today and use broken pieces of pottery to create an artifact. In groups, they estimate the diameter of the plate and glue the pieces back together and share them with the class. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 3rd
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Students creat owls through the use of slabs of clay with pinched beak and tufts. They use a clay tool or nail to add shape to mak wings. Students use shells, and other items to create texture. After the creations have dried, students apply color and glaze. Full Review »
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- 6th - 9th
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Students view a video on Pre-Columbian art. After viewing a PowerPoint presentation, they begin to draw their designs to be used in the ceramic object. They demonstrate how to complete various forming techniques and use the internet to research more about the culture. Full Review »
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- 1st - 8th
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Students make a Japanese tea bowl, glaze it, use it in a Japanese tea ceremony and evaluate their experience in this excellent cross-curricular lesson about Japanese cultural practices. This lesson can be completed in as little as three 50 minute sessions. Full Review »
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- 8th - 12th
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Students perform experiments to compare mechanical and thermal properties of fired and unfired beams made from art clay and clay suspensions. Students calculate the force that breaks each beam. Students collect and analyze data. A video clip of each procedure in the process is included. Full Review »
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