Field Trip Lesson Plan

Lesson Plan for The Georgia Aquarium

Title of Lesson: Color Under the Sea
Grade Level: 3rd Grade
Concepts: Color, Shapes, Form etc.
Objectives: The student will pick an animal or plant that they saw in the Aquarium and they will create a report about it as well as creating the illustrations.
GPS: S3L1 Students will investigate the habitats of different organisms and the dependence of organisms on their habitat.
Art QCC: Creates artworks using direct observation, lines, shapes and space, spatial concepts, balance and contrast.
Motivation: The class will prepare for the Aquarium a week ahead of time by doing a unit on the ocean.
Vocabulary: Ocean, Sea Creatures, Color, Line, Shape etc.
Instructional Strategies: I will have the students choose an animal or plant that they saw in the aquarium as we were visiting and they will do a little bit of research on the object that they chose. They can make it into a book or a 3-D project of some kind but they must provide at least 3 illustrations that they created on their own.
Modifications: Some students may have trouble remembering what they saw so they will be able to find pictures of their animal or plant to look at as they create their pictures.
Assessment: There assessment will be there reports. They need at least 3 illustrations they created themselves.
Materials/Supplies: paper, crayons, markers, paint, brushes, cups, pencils, other materials that the children may want to use such as glitter or glue.
Resources: Google Images or the Georgia Aquarium Website as well as books.
Closing Statement: There are so many different kinds of animals and plant life that live in the ocean and they all have colors of their own. Some of the habitats in the ocean are made up of colors and shapes completely different from the ones we are surrounded by everyday. I want to see how creative you can be when creating these habitats on paper!

Printmaking Chapter 9

Chapter 9: Printmaking
Our distant ancestors colored the palms of their hands with pigments to press on walls. The art of printmaking as we know it today required the invention of paper. Because of the low cost of prints, people can afford and enjoy original art.

Intaglio Process: Etching, engraving, dry point etc. Cutting or scratching into a surface (usually metal) with tools or acid. The cut areas receive and hold the ink for printing.

Stencil Process: Silk screen, photographic silk screen, paper stencil etc. Stencils used in a school situation consist of cutting out or removing shapes from paper or cardboard and filling in the blank spaces with paint or ink.

Four Traditional Processes:

Relief Process: woodcut, linoleum cut, stamps, rubbings etc. Design area stands out.

Surface Process: Lithography. They image is drawn directly on the stone (or metal) surface with a greasy crayon or ink. After treatment of the stone with turpentine and water, ink is applied and it adheres to the greasy drawing.

Intaglio Process: Etching, engraving, dry point etc. Cutting or scratching into a surface (usually metal) with tools or acid. The cut areas receive and hold the ink for printing.

Stencil Process: silk screen, photographic silk screen, paper stencil etc. Stencils used in a school situation consist of cutting out or removing shapes from paper or cardboard and filling in the blank spaces with paint or ink.

“Rubbings are not only a way of sensitizing children to the realm of texture but also a means of attuning them to the “skin” of the environment”
~Use lightweight paper.

Rubbings: One way to begin printmaking at any level is by transferring a ready-made surface, known as rubbing.
Ex. Gravestones, unusual surfaces, a coin, manhole covers etc.
~Use a flat crayon to rub.

Monoprints:
Supplies Required-
Sheet of glass
Linoleum or Masonite work too.
Can use- brushes, fingers, card board etc.
Water-soluble ink and paint in a wide range of colors Newsprint or other absorbent kinds of paper

Monoprint begins with application of paint or ink to a flat surface. When the image is complete, cover it with a sheet of paper and apply pressure slowly and evenly with palm of your hand. Viscosity of the paint and pressure applied to the paper are some factors that influence the final result.

Potato and Stick Printing:
“All children can produce potato prints, and nearly every child can print with sticks.” Select pieces with a hard consistency. Pieces should be cut flat on the side. Press the flat side in tempera paint or colored ink and press on newsprint. Students can cut into the piece of the potato. Students can use all sorts of objects that they find. Ex. Sponges, wood, etc.

Styrofoam, Linoleum and Woodcut Printing:
“After children make such prints, they understand the process on which more difficult techniques are built.” The students should make sure that the parts they want inked are raised. The chief problems in teaching linoleum printing concern safety precautions, the development of skill in cutting and treatment of subject matter (v-shaped tools). Demonstrations of the technique should be kept to a minimum so kids can develop their own methods.

Stenciling: Stenciling allows children to print repeated units of design with considerable control. The activity demands a fairly high degree of skill and ability to plan. Paint only appears where a hole has been cut. The paint should be thick enough not to run, yet not so thick as to form an unpleasantly heavy coating on the painted surface. Students should apply the paint with a dabbing motion. All tools and supplies should be clean and conveniently located.

The Reduction Process: Also known as the “subtractive” process. Once a print is made the students remove or reduce a section of the plate, then they add a second color and print over the first one. The original print plate is destroyed in the process, but another print form has been created.

Chapter 9 Quiz: Printmaking (The Answers are in Red)

1. The art of printmaking as we know it today required the invention of __Paper__.

2. Which of the following is NOT considered a relief process?
a. Wood cutting
b. Stamps
c. Etching
d. Rubbings

3. True or False: It is better to use a round crayon for making rubbings.

4. All children can produce what kind of printmaking?
a. Monoprints
b. Stencils
c. Reduction Prints
d. Potato Prints

5. When stenciling the students should apply the paint in a ________ motion.
a. Circular
b. Dabbing
c. Stroking
d. Splattering

Paper Mache

We had a Thanksgiving Dinner theme and this was our pie.

20 Great Lesson Ideas

1. The students can create necklaces and make paper beads with it.
2. The students can create a self portrait out of a mixed medium.
3. Mixed media landscapes are great for kids.
4. When the kids are learning about the color families they can create a picture using their favorite group.
5. The students can create their own painting technique using anything they can come up with.
6. The students can create a Diorama on a specific issue or cause, maybe even a memory.
7. The students can create a weather mobile.
8. When learning about symmetry in math the students can draw have of a butterfly and have a partner match it by drawing the second half.
9. The students can create clay models out of Sculpy which the teacher can bake when they are finished.
10. The class can create there very own ABC book. Each student could have their own page and they can pick the topic as well.
11. By using recycled materials the students can create city structures or castles.
12. Art games are a great way to get the class interacting with all different forms of art.
13. They can create a story board for a specific topic or story to share with the class.
14. Groups of students can write, illustrate and create a narrative story in power point.
15. The students can also get in groups to reenact their story or create a new story with puppets.
16. Students love to work with Paper Mache. They can come up with a theme and create parts of their display with paper mache.
17. Students can create any drawing or art project that displays one thing they have learned on a field trip.
18. Students can do a creative report on one artist they have enjoyed learning about.
19. The students can learn how to use crayon and watercolors to create pictures and secret messages.
20. Give students red, blue, yellow, black and white paint. Teach by showing the children how by mixing certain colors together you get different colors.

10 Creative Field Trips

1. Imagine It! The Children’s Museum of Atlanta
Contact Info: http://www.imagineit-cma.org/museum_information.html
Admission: During the Fall $6.50 per student (tax-exempt rate) chaperones free
Chaperone Ratio: 1 adult per 5 students
Lunch Facility: Bring lunch & eat at Centennial Olympic Park
Rationale: Exhibits periodically change. Some examples are food, art, science and weather. Ages 8 and under.

2. CNN Center
Contact Info: http://www.cnn.com/tour/atlanta/
Admission: $8/per student for groups of 20 or more
Chaperone Ratio: not listed
Lunch Facility: Food Court
Rationale: The students could see how the news station is run first hand and learn a little bit about the technology that goes into it.

3. The Legacy Theatre
Contact Info: http://www.thelegacytheatre.org/
Admission: $7.00 per person for educational groups
Chaperone Ratio: not listed
Lunch Facility: There are several places to eat around the Theatre.
Rationale: Plays are a very good way for students to see creative arts first hand.

4. Atlanta Zoo
Contact information- 800 Cherokee Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30315, 404.624.5600, info@zooatlanta.org.
Chaperone ratio- five students per chaperone.
Lunch facility- McDonalds at the zoo. Cost- $ 12.99 per student.
Rationale for going- Children will get to see different animals and the habitats they live in.

5. High Museum
Cost- $10 per student, Contact information- 1280 Peachtree Street NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30309, e-mail- highmuseum@woodruffcenter.org, phone number-404-733-4468.
Lunch facility- Students will eat sack lunches at Centennial Park.
Chaperone Ratio- five students per chaperone.
Rationale for going- Students will be able to see art work first-hand.

6. World of Coca-cola
Cost- $8 per person, Contact information- (404) 676-0676, schools@worldofcoca-cola.com, Chaperone ratio- one chaperone per five students.
Lunch Facility- Students will eat outside the World of Coke and eat sack lunches.
Rationale for going- Students will learn about the history of Coke as well as the history of Atlanta and Georgia.

7. Fernbank
Cost- $ 9 per person.
Contact information- 156 Heaton Park Drive, NEAtlanta, Georgia 30307 phone number- 678.874.7102.
Rationale for going- Students will learn about dinosaurs, wildlife, shells, and they will get the chance to interact with science first-hand. Right now there is a "color of frogs" display and the students could learn about the many colors found in nature.
Chaperone ratio- 1 adult per 5 students.
Lunch Facility- eat in school bus or go to a near by park.

8. Georgia Aquarium
Contact Info: (404) 581-4000; 225 Baker St. Atlanta, GA 30313
Admission cost per student: $16.00 per student
Chaperone ratio: 1 per every 6 students
Lunch facility: There is room inside.
Rationale: The aquarium will give them first hand experience with aquatic life.

9. Atlanta Botanical Gardens
Contact Info: 404.876.5859 ext. 2556; 1345 Piedmont Avenue NEAtlanta, GA 30309
Admission cost per student: $4.00-$6.00
Chaperone ratio: 1 per every 6 students
Lunch facility: We will be returning to school before lunch
Rationale for taking students there: This trip includes age-appropriate activities which lead students to discover that a botanical garden is home to many kinds of plants ranging from trees and vines to plants that live in the desert and rainforests.

10. Stone Mountain
The student activities range from an 1870s barn with four floors of 21st century fun to an outdoor playground filled with kids adventures.
Contact Info: (770) 498-5690; U.S. Highway 78 East, Exit 8Stone Mountain, GA 30087
Admission cost per student: $12.00-$15.00 depending on what you want to be able to do
Chaperone ratio: no set ratio
Lunch facility: Plenty of indoor and outdoor seating
Rationale: The student activities will teach them all about the history of our country. They will also be able to see the beautiful view from the top of the stone.

Dr. Zeimke and the Flame Ruby!

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THE STORY!

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For years the ancient Flame Ruby was the target for every detective because of it’s beauty and fame. One day the famous Detective Ziemke discovered it’s supposed whereabouts. He could crack any case faster than you could say “cheerful curmudgeon” so he went for it!

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He knew that he had to search for it in secret because people were always following his every move. He is world famous after all.

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He arrived on the island where the ruby was said to reside and immediately began searching through the vast jungle until he came upon it’s resting place within the giant volcano at the center of the island.

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As he neared the volcano, suddenly the guardian of the ruby known as the lava serpent sprung out and now Detective Ziemke had a new obstacle to overcome.

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Detective Ziemke immediately blacked out!

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He awoke hours later in a daze not knowing what had happened but as he reached into his coat pocket he discovered…

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The Flame Ruby!!
He didn’t know how it happened and frankly he didn’t care. All he knew was he now had the famous ruby and a monstrous craving for an ice cream sandwich.

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The End!

My Integrated Math and Art Project

I would use this to teach about symmetry.