Lesson Plan: Sculptures that Interact with Elements
Lesson Title: The Wind is your Friend!
Grades 9-!
"ommunicati#e
$%&ecti#e'Standards
Students will learn how to create interacti#e( )-dimensional
sculptures and how the elements o* nature contri%ute to the art
piece+
Standards ,ddressed
+ "ite speci*ic te-tual e#idence to support analysis o* science and
technical te-ts( attendin. to the precise details o* e-planations or
descriptions
!+ /etermine the central ideas or conclusions o* a te-t0 trace the
te-t1s e-planation or depiction o* a comple- process( phenomenon(
or concept0 pro#ide an accurate summary o* the te-t+
2+ ,naly3e how the te-t structures in*ormation or ideas into
cate.ories or hierarchies( demonstratin. understandin. o* the
in*ormation or ideas+
4+ Translate 5uantitati#e or technical in*ormation e-pressed in
words in a te-t into #isual *orm and translate in*ormation
e-pressed #isually or mathematically into words+
6+ ,ssess the e-tent to which the reasonin. and e#idence in a te-t
support the author1s claim or a recommendation *or sol#in. a
scienti*ic or technical pro%lem+
9+ "ompare and contrast *indin.s presented in a te-t to those *rom
other sources( notin. when the *indin.s support or contradict
pre#ious e-planations or accounts+
7+ 8y the end o* the respecti#e .rade student is currently in( read
and comprehend science'technical te-ts independently and
pro*iciently+
,nticipatory Set To awa9e students1 creati#ity( teacher %e.ins lesson %y showin.
9inetic sculpture clip *rom youtu%e:
https:''www+youtu%e+com'watch:#;yo4o9#<y=o.
Teacher then as9s students to %rainstorm a short list o* how other
elements could contri%ute to the creation o* art+
Input'>odelin.'
Presentation
Show presentation o* how elements chan.e o#er time due
to nature1s interaction0 ie: erosion o* soil(
weatherin.'rustin. o* steel( trees shaped %y wind etc+++
In small .roups( students discuss their lists and add to( or
e-pand on them %ased on peer con#ersations+
,s a class( create a list o* naturally occurrin. e**ects in
which students can choose to inte.rate into their art piece+
List may include:
Lesson Plan: Sculptures that Interact with Elements
- ?sin. rust to show weatherin. o#er time+
- , mo%ile or 9inetic sculpture that chan.es with wind+
- , piece that erodes or chan.es shape o#er time+
"hec9 *or
?nderstandin.
Students will wor9 in small pods o* @ to con*irm they understand
the premise o* the assi.nment+ $nce each pod has a.reed they
understand the pro&ect( they will %e responsi%le *or ensurin. each
team mem%er contri%utes e5ually in their desi.n creations+ , short
presentation will %e re5uired *or each team prior to startin. their
pro&ect+
Guided Practice Presentation in *ront o* class+ Within presentation( students must
address the materials to %e used( si3e o* sculpture( and %ud.et
needed *or completin. their piece+
The AWL chart will %e re5uired *or researchin. how the natural
elements will shape their installation+
Independent
Practice'E#aluation
Indi#idual roles will %e assi.ned to each student within team and
they are responsi%le *or or.ani3in. and contri%utin. to the success
o* the .roup+ While each team will ha#e di**erent re5uirements *or
completin. their pro&ect( some ideas include:
Supplies *or %uildin. sculpture0 ie: wood( metals( paints(
solder( adhesi#es( etc+++
Tools necessary *or %uildin. and installin.0 ie: saws(
screws( drills( sho#els( etc+++
ELL >odi*ication ELL1s will %e paired accordin.ly in .roups o* stron. leadership+
Indi#iduali3ed assi.nment modi*ication will #ary+ ,ccommodations
will include: Goo.le translate *or research component( audio and(
or #ideo support in nati#e lan.ua.e *or additional support and
tutorin. on e#ery *acet o* pro&ect+
GT >odi*ication Students that show a mastery *or content and complete the tas9
at an accelerated rate may ha#e the opportunity to di. deeper into
the content+ Encoura.e students to research other methods *or
creatin. the pro&ect %ein. studied( as well as the history and
direction o* this art *orm+
SPE/ >odi*ication Students stru..lin. to complete the tas9 may ha#e a modi*ied
wor9load( dependent on their IEP+ I* a GT student shows stron.
leadership s9ills( this is a .reat opportunity to encoura.e peer to
peer teachin.+
BBAWL "C,DTBB
K W L
What do you already know
a%out the elements chosen to
help shape and create your
sculpture:
What do you want to 9now
a%out the end result o* your
sculpture:
What did you learn *rom
your research: Cow did your
idea *or artwor9 chan.e once
you read more:
Lesson Plan: Sculptures that Interact with Elements
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E-: Cow can we manipulate
the rate o* decay on our steel
sculpture:
E-: $ils and paints will
protect areas o* our steel
*rom rustin.+ We can
intentionally lea#e areas raw
to create contrastin. e**ects+
Supply List
-Sa*ety .lasses( earplu.s( .lo#es
-5uic9rete *or settin. sculpture in .round or on a wall+
-Screws
-Cammer
-Hails
-"ard%oard *or templates
-Solder and solderin. iron
-Welder with all sa*ety e5uipment and rods
-Le#el
-Speed s5uare
-Pencils ' >ar9ers
->easurin. Tape
-Wood F#arious types dependin. on applicationG
-Pine !-@ I 61 len.ths
-Plywood I @1-61 sheets
-Power tools necessary *or %uildin. and installin. piece:
-/rill Fimpact dri#er( and hammer drillG
-Saw3all
-"ircular Saw
-"hop Saw
-Ta%le Saw
-<i.saw
