LEARN NC

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Goal 7

The learner will perceive connections between visual arts and other disciplines.

Objective 7.01

Identify connections, similarities and differences between the visual arts and other disciplines.

Resources aligned to this objective

Flower Stepping Stones
This lesson plan is intended to encourage learners to integrate the visual arts with science and appreciate nature.
Students will create a round or square stepping stone using colored glass pieces with a mortar and sand mixture.
The students will have the opportunity to watch the stepping stones attract various types of small animals like birds and butterflies. As a result, students can observe, study, and draw these animals.
Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Visual Arts Education)
By Pilar Pedersen.
Interior design: Designing my dream room
Students will study interior design as a profession. They will integrate their study with math, writing, vocational education, and computer skills by designing their own dream bedroom.
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts, Visual Arts Education, Computer Technology Skills, and Mathematics)
By Paula Hightower.
Tessellations with M.C. Escher
This lesson familiarizes students with tessellations, designs created by images placed against each other with no empty spaces. It also introduces the work of M. C. Escher. It can be used in conjunction with math lessons in geometry.
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Visual Arts Education)
By Judith Riddle.

Lesson plans on the web

Art algorithms
In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students hear about new methods of art conservation. Art conservation is traditionally a painstaking and time-consuming business. (Learn more)
Format: activity (grade 6–8 Science and Visual Arts Education)
Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Mona Lisa's smile
In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students hear about how the Mona Lisa's smile appears to change depending on where on her face you look. (Learn more)
Format: activity (grade 6–8 Science and Visual Arts Education)
Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science