LEARN NC

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

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.

Objective 3.01

Understand how artists use the elements and principles of design to impact their environment.

Resources aligned to this objective

An "Eggs"traordinary Sculpture
This lesson uses a sculpture located at the North Carolina Zoological Park as the springboard for an inquiry involving eggs and egg-layers. Several measurements and calculations are incorporated. A visit to the NC Zoological Park is preferred.
Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts, Visual Arts Education, Computer Technology Skills, and Mathematics)
By Eddie Hamblin.

Lesson plans on the web

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
What portraits reveal
Students recognize that portraits, whether paintings or photographs, can tell us more about people of the past than just what they looked like. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 8 and 11 English Language Arts and Visual Arts Education)
Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities