NAEA Convention 2010 “Elementary Carousel of Best Practices” presentation given by Theresa McGee

NAEA Convention 2010

“Elementary Carousel of Best Practices” presentation given by Theresa McGee

Inventions to Make the World a Better Place

Art Lesson Outline:

Materials:

12”x18 White Drawing Paper

Pencils

Sharpie/Permanent Black

Circle Tracers

Rulers

Images of Simple Machines

Oil Pastel

Black Watercolor

Art Integration with Curricular Study of Simple Machines, Writing/Creative Expression, Technology, Social/Emotional development.

Art Historical Images:

- Film Still Image “Modern Times” 1936, Charlie Chaplin

Studio Procedure:

1.Use circle tracers to create a circle on white paper.
2.Add “teeth” by creating a “square zag” around the edge of the circle - erase pencil marks where necessary.
3.Set up another circle tracer close to gear “teeth”. Follow same procedure.
4.To show the negative space of a gear, trace a smaller circle inside a gear. Now create a tiny circle in the center. Then create negative space by connecting the new circles together in several places.
5.Add levers, pulleys, bolts, metal pieces.
6.Outline pencil marks with Sharpie.
7.Choose a color scheme. Fill positive shapes with Oil Pastel
8.Use intense black watercolor to fill in negative space.