Ceramic and Glass Birdbaths Grades 3-5
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Topic: Ceramics
Sort Desciption: ... Lead free glazes • Flat Marbles • Small pieces of colorful recycled glass • Twine RESOURCES: • Prints depicting ceramic vessels (included in trunk) • Computer and CD- Ceramic Art of North Carolina ...
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North Carolina Standard Course of Study Visual Arts Objectives
Competency Goal 1: The learner will develop critical and creative
thinking skills and perceptual awareness necessary for understanding
and producing art.
1.03 Develop strategies for imaging and implementing images.
Competency Goal 2: The learner will develop skills necessary for
understanding and applying media, techniques and processes.
(National Standard 1)
2.01 Use additional art media, techniques and processes.
Competency Goal 3: The learner will organize the components
of a work into a cohesive whole through knowledge of
organizational principles of design and art elements.
(National Standard 2)
3.01 Recognize and apply the elements of art in an aesthetic
composition.
3.02 Recognize and apply the design principles used in a
composition.
3.05 Critique his or her own work and that of others in
terms of design principles.
Competency Goal 5: The learner will understand the
visual arts in relation to history and cultures.
5.06 Compare and contrast selected major artists
and artwork.
Competency Goal 6: The learner will reflect upon and
access the characteristics and merits of their work and
the work of others. (National Standard 5)
6.02 Critique artwork in relation to design principles.
Competency Goal 7: The learner will perceive connections
between visual arts and other disciplines. (National Standard 6)
Ceramic and Glass Birdbaths
Grades 3-5
by Lisha Silver-Jones, Morehead Elementary
ABSTRACTOR GOALOFTHE LESSON: To implement an integrated unit that supports the fifth grade
science curriculum on ecology and the food chain. Students will be able to create a functional birdbath/feeder
using clay, glaze and recycled glass.
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MATERIALS:
• Clay
• Slip
• Lead free glazes
• Flat Marbles
• Small pieces of colorful recycled glass
• Twine
RESOURCES:
• Prints depicting ceramic vessels (included in trunk)
• Computer a ...
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