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University of California

Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive: Cotton Pickers by Romare Bearden

For Students 3rd - 8th
The Berkeley Art Museum publishes an activity based on Romare Bearden's The Cotton Pickers that helps young learners identify the geometric shapes used in the composition. Also discusses the artist's use of color to evoke mood.
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Curated OER

Eternal Egypt: Jar in Shape of Rooster

For Students 9th - 10th
The jar in the shape of a rooster was used to store liquids. The beak is the opening for pouring out the liquid. The body is decorated with the typical colors for this kind of bird, especially the red color.
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Curated OER

Number Nut: Shapes, Symbols, and Colors: Colors: Prism

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Image of a color prism.
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Space Telescope Science Institute

Hubble Site: Behind the Pictures

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site from HubbleSite, you can take a peek behind the scenes and discover the meaning of color in Hubble Images.
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Princeton University

Princeton: Contour Lines in Art

For Students 9th - 10th
Famous works of art are shown as contour line drawings without any color.
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National Science Foundation

National Science Foundation: Optogenetics

For Students 9th - 10th
In this full-color image, a neuron is expressing the light-gated cation channel channelrhodopsin-2 (small green shapes), and is being illuminated by a focused beam of blue light (coming from the top).
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Curated OER

Harcourt School Publishers: Strange Combinations

For Students 9th - 10th
Using the paintings of Gauguin, van Gogh, Kandinsky, Morisot, and others, site explores the different ways artists use color and shape to create feelings of tension and uneasiness. A good introductory lesson in analyzing and...
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Curated OER

Harcourt School Publishers: Strange Combinations

For Students 9th - 10th
Using the paintings of Gauguin, van Gogh, Kandinsky, Morisot, and others, site explores the different ways artists use color and shape to create feelings of tension and uneasiness. A good introductory lesson in analyzing and...
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Art Show: Progression of Painting of Apples

For Students 9th - 10th
Here at ArtShow, artist Betsy M. Kellum explains her pastel technique with this still life drawing. Both oil paints and pastels are used. Kellum explains the drawing/painting process from the blueprint of the artwork to the finishing...

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