Summary
Students use SketchUp to build a 3D museum that contains both their own work over the semester and the artists throughout history that inspired their work. This is the culminating project in a 5 class lesson plan that contains a variety of additional activities.
Essential Questions
- How does art reflect and impact history?
- How does the color wheel impact color choice?
- What impact does the museum have in the display or art?
TIPC Ratings
Students will research artists and use a variety of resources. Adding a focus on student question development, evaluating resources, and using multiple sources would increase the rating for this strand.
Students are working in groups to create their three dimensional museum model.
This lesson calls on students to combine their research, art skills, and technology skills into designing a real-world project. The questions involved in designing a 3D building to display art brings into play a number of open ended questions.
This project has students apply their existing knowledge to create products. If the students collaborated with an outside audience this strand would move into the ideal category. That could be done by inviting conversations with outside experts or working with other students from outside their classroom.
Online Components
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So cool! Kudos to you and your students Alison!