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This was a really fun activity for third grade students! The goal of this lesson was for students to experiment with some unusual art-making materials and to notice the unique characteristics of each. We tried to focus on the changes that occurred with each type of material, since "Change" is the main concept of their current IB unit. I set up each table in the art room with a different type of material, or media- our vocabulary word for the day. Students rotated between the stations so that every student got to explore all the materials. For some stations I gave guidance on how to best use the materials, and for other stations it was all about exploration. By the end of the two-day activity, students had explored multiple new ways to make art! The last part of each rotation was for students to make notes about the characteristics of each material and reflect on the changes they observed. At the end of the class, we combined our observations into a group list. Here are the materials we explored: Ice Paint- Liquid watercolor frozen in an ice-cube tray, with a wooden pick inside to make a handle. Student observations:
Puffy paint: made with shaving cream, white liquid glue, and a bit of tempera paint. Student observations:
Watercolor and salt: Coarse salt sprinkled over very-wet watercolor paint. Student observations:
Baking soda and vinegar paint: I mixed a box of baking soda with several packets of powdered drink mix, and put the mixture in salt shakers. Students sprinkled a layer of powder on their papers and then dripped vinegar on top. Student observations:
Bubble prints: A mixture of water, dish soap, and tempera paint. The students blew bubbles with a straw and then laid their paper on top of the bubbles to capture a print. Student observations:
Oil pastel and watercolor resist: Students made marks with a white oil pastel, then painted over them with watercolor to make the lines appear. Student observations:
Texture tools: Students drizzled paint onto their papers and moved it around with a variety of utensils to create varying textures. Student observations:
This was a really, really fun lesson, but a really, really messy one, too! It was definitely worth the mess. . . lots of good learning happened! At the close of the lesson, I shared a few short videos with students. These videos all feature artists who really "think outside the box" as far as materials and techniques go! It was a fun way for students to visualize where this experimentation could eventually take them! This artist uses force and motion and gravity to use paint in a whole new way. This artwork is proof that you can make art out of ANYTHING. This is NOT a kind of art I ever want to try. Yuck!! These are the tiniest works of art you will ever see! This video was the kids' favorite. They begged me to let them try it someday. We might be able to do it on a smaller scale- we will see!
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