Environmental Protection

Getting To Know H2O Study Guide-  Study Guide to accompany the award-winning GluckTV video Getting to Know H2O about protecting our earth's precious resource - water

Honeybee Waggle Dance - Learn how honeybees communicate through dance and create a honeybee haven

Dance the Elements - Instructions for a cooperative game that explores the 4 elements

^{Sun Bleached Photogram Video}

Students will learn about image making without a camera utilizing a process called contact-printing through photograms. Contact printing is rooted within the history of photography and image making. While learning about the relationships between the historical and present day of the use of images, students will be presented with an alternative way to make a photogram. This process will be safe to do and chemical free with mostly available household items. As with other forms of art, students will be given the opportunity to explore different compositions and forms of arrangement within the boundaries of a sheet of paper. 

Sun-Bleached Photograms

Sun Bleach Photograms Syllabus.pdf
Sun Bleach Photograms.pdf

^{Tactile Maps Video}

Learn about artists whose work deals with touch and mapping their environment. Create drawings which map the objects and surfaces around the through touch.

Tactile Maps


^{Tactile Maps Syllabus (pdf)
Tactile Maps Presentation (pdf)}

Paper Chromatography and DIY Sharpie Tie-Dye - Information and instructions for doing a chromatography experiment with paper or fabric

The Science of Color - Color theory basics and color mixing collage project inspired by Josef Albers video: The Science of Color - a GluckTV short Film illustrating the study guide

Make a Thaumatrope - Persistence of vision illustrated through this simple project

DIY 2D to 3D Art - An Engineering activity - transforming drawings into sculpture with pipe cleaners. Video Be Your Thing! accompanies the activity

Drawing in One Point Perspective - Engineering activity - template and instructions

Modern Architecture - Engineering activity on Mid-Century Modern architecture inspired by the Case Study House program

DIY Geometric Masking Tape Designs - Math inspired painting activity

Experiential Anatomy: Moving from the Body Systems - connect movement with the anatomy in this activity

Circle, Circle Everywhere - Use geometry to exercise and understand body space

Math Dance - Instructions for a dance-based game that teaches math concepts of pattern, shape, and sequence. 

Finding Joy: An Improvisational Dance Class! - Using geometric shapes and movement to build spatial awareness

Theme and Variation - Technology Introduction to MIDI keyboards and their use in these and variation

DIY Zampoña - Instructions to create a zampoña, an Andean wind instrument

Physics of Sound - Introduction to physics and sound waves with YouTube links