Uses a photograph of Michael Heizer's earthwork sculpture "Double Negative" to encourage students in grades 4-6 to discuss ways in which an artist may communicate ideas by creating ultra-large "landscape sculptures." Provides student objectives, background information on the artwork, instructional strategies, and evaluation criteria. (GEA)

Using Tony Berlant's 1982 collage entitled "I," this lesson introduces students in grades four through six to the variety of materials artists can use when making a collage. (BSR)

Presents a lesson on John F. Peto's 1904/1906 painting "A Closet Door." The lesson is intended to introduce students in grades four through six to still life painting. (JDH)

Starting from a science project on flight, art students discussed and investigated various means of moving in space. Then they made acetate illustrations which could be used as transparencies. The projection phenomenon made the illustrations look airborne. (CS)

Provides a lesson to familiarize students in grades four-six with the many ways that artists use the technique of collage. Students observe and discuss ways artists make use of materials other than paint on canvas. Examines how the introduction of foreign materials to a surface affects the illusion of space. (LS)

Describes a computer graphics course for children in grades four and five. Presents six projects relating computer graphics with more traditional art activities. (MM)

This pilot program used videoconferencing technology to create a collaborative cultural exchange between fourth graders in San Francisco and Taiwan in which students from both cities saw an art exhibit and participated in a dialog addressing the content of the exhibit, as well as their own cultural backgrounds. (Author/LRW)

Presents a lesson plan which uses "Water," by Iri and Toshi Maruki, to provide students in grades 4-6 with an approach to artwork which deals with devastating current events. Students explore artistic collaboration, Japanese beliefs, contemporary conflicts, and contradictory meanings in images. Includes background information,…

Uses a print of Homer's painting, "The Fox Hunt," to introduce students in grades 4-6 to paintings of wildlife as both factual record and as a storytelling medium. Includes learning objectives, instructional strategies, and background information on the artist. (GEA)

This report describes a program for increasing students' learning in mathematics and science through the integration of visual art. The targeted population consisted of 30 fourth grade students from a middle class neighborhood located in a large suburban Midwestern city. The problem for the intervention was documented in math and science report…

Presents an activity for fourth-grade students where they learn about the French artist Edgar Degas through visualization and role-playing in which the students "visit" Degas' studio in 19th century Paris (France). Includes the objectives and goals of the lesson, materials needed, and helpful hints. (CMK)

Fourth grade students in a multicultural art program studied the art of California Indians in cooperation with the social studies program. A survey was conducted to identify the students' responses to learning about the art of another culture. (AM)

Discusses an art activity where fourth-grade students created backgrounds using melted paraffin and a variety of paints for their cat batik/collage. Explains that after the students created their backgrounds, they assembled their paper cats for the collage using smaller shapes glued together and wax to add texture for fur. (CMK)

Research of evaluation techniques shows that assessment of student achievement in art education is a neglected and undeveloped area of curriculum. This thesis reviews the reasons for curriculum reform, examines the need for evaluation tools in art education, reports current trends toward improving evaluation of student achievement in art…

Presents a lesson plan for 4th and 5th grade students presenting four views of U.S. artistic responses to nature, society, and technological advances. States the goal is for students to analyze, compare, and contrast how artists define the United States. (DAJ)