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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students participate in a science experiment to show them the power that water erosion has to sculpt stone. They explore how running water moves earth and creates new landforms. Full Review »
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- 9th - 11th
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Students research characters from literature and create three-dimensional clay models of these characters using the additive sculpting process. This two-week lesson can be combined with a student directed art show (see unit link). Full Review »
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- 11th - 12th
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Students identify and critique the work of Barbara Hepworth and Constantin Brancusi by their works as motivation for creation of a plaster sculpture. They implement the subtractive sculpting method to concentrate on form and movement. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students create 8 inch, or bigger, clay sculptures of the human form in this Art lesson introducing clay sculpting techniques. The works of artists studied in preparation include Henry Moore, Michelangelo, Degas, Rodin and John Quincy Adams Ward. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 3rd
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Students are introduced to a variety of sculpting techniques: rolling, pinching and scoring. They practice utilizing additive and subtractive processes in making simple sculptural forms to depict bugs. Each student also interprets proportions to depict a bug. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students are taught how to sculpt a rose with clay. They view pictures of roses, students are shown how to start with a cone shape for the center of the rose. Students use a pencil to open up the top of the cone for the center of the flower. They use small pieces of clay flattened thin between the heels of their hand and begin wrapping the petals around the cone shape. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 8th
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Students participate in a charades-like game in which they sculpt clay to try and have their team guess a familiar book title. They create a list of familiar books, and in small groups take turns with the sculptor picking a slip of paper with a title on it and creating a sculpture for their team members to guess. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 6th
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Students research details about the brains of three different vertebrates. They compare and contrast brain sizes of different vertebrates and discuss the link between brain size, intelligence, and animal size. In addition, they sculpt and label three realistic scale models of different brains. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students research information about China's capital and the area known as The Forbidden City. They identify real and imaginary sculptures displayed on Beijing's streets and rooftops and sculpt and paint replicas of these sculptures. They then invent a story about how their create came to be displayed in The Forbidden City. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students research fireflies and compare the insects to other types of bugs and beetles. They determine the types of leaves, trees, and flowers in which fireflies can be found then sculpt a replica of a firefly in its natural habitat out of Crayola Model Magic Fusion. Full Review »
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