Cast-off Creations

Autor/in	Coy, Mary
Titel	Cast-off Creations
Quelle	In: SchoolArts: The Art Education Magazine for Teachers, 108 (2009) 8, S.27-29 (3 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0036-6463
Schlagwörter	Art Activities; Studio Art; Sculpture; Geometric Concepts; Middle School Students; Manipulative Materials; Recycling; Art Materials + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Künstlerische Tätigkeit; Kunstwerkstatt; Bildhauerei; Elementare Geometrie; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Hilfsmittel
Abstract	A major construction project at a school necessitated the reorganization of nearly the entire building at the end of the school year, a time when teachers are already busy with final exams, grading, and cleaning. To ease the burden for teachers moving to their new rooms and to provide a bit of fun, a school-wide garage sale was held. Unneeded items were recycled and offered to others who might find a new use for them. Cast-offs were brought to the cafeteria where they were organized into categories: textbooks, furniture, office supplies, and odds and ends. The math department donated one of the interesting items this author found: buckets of transparent geometric shapes, or manipulatives, from a curriculum no longer taught. Not only could the shapes be used for tracing, but also for demonstrating color mixing, balance, and three-dimensional concepts. In this article, the author describes an art project wherein students used these recycled geometric shapes in order to create a sculpture that was interesting from all angles and that demonstrated a sense of balance in shape and color. (Contains 3 online resources.) (ERIC).
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Update	2017/4/10