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Pop Art
silk scrren activity

http://www.warhol.org/interactive/silkscreen/main.html

Drawing Unit for 7th Grade

Hands Collage
Directions for project & resources

http://www.ccsd.edu/ffms/Art/hands_collage1.htm
How to Draw Hands
Step by step directions

http://drawsketch.about.com/library/weekly/aa112402a.htm
Carol Gray's Hand Portraits
Portraits of hands can tell someone's life story.

http://www.theartsource.com/artists/allworks.cfm?ArtistID=351
Cultural Diversity
The Americas' Cultural Diversity. Web links to many

http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/middle/diversit.htm
Drawing of a fist
Very realistic hand

http://thirdroar.com/paintings/2003-04-Fist/
M.C. Escher
Hands used in a surreal way.

http://www.nga.gov/cgi-bin/pimage?53953+0+0+ggescher
Picasso
Exaggerated Hands

http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/stravinsky_5.jpg
Textiles
Use this for textile patterns

http://www.textilemuseum.org/
Textiles
designs from around the world

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e398/Interactchina/Interact%2520China%2520Website/InteractChinaCultureMiaoMuseum1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.interactchina.com/servlet/the-1027/Antique-Asian-Oriental-Chinese/Detail&

8th Grade Sites

Batik

Wikipedia
Information about Batik

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batik
Batik defined

http://www.artcyclopedia.com/subjects/
Directions for Batik

http://www.craftown.com/batik.htm

Impressionism for 8th grade

Artcyclopedia
Impressionist Artists in chronological order

http://www.artcyclopedia.com/history/impressionism.html
Trees
Contemporary American Impressionist Artist

http://www.leetiller.com/gallery1.htm
Rita Monaco
Modern Italian Impressionist

http://ritamonacostudio.com/
The Dancers and Degas

http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/dancers/index.html
Childe Hassam: An American Impressionist

http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/childe_hassam/index.html

Surrealism

Surrealism.org
great resource for biographies

http://www.surrealism.org/
Artcyclopedia
Search galleries & museums worldwide

http://www.artcyclopedia.com/history/surrealism.html

Architecture

floor plans and styles

http://www.architecturaldesigns.com/Home.aspx
EXTERIORS IN 2-POINT PERSPECTIVE

http://studiochalkboard.evansville.edu/lp-ex2.html
INTERIORS IN 2-POINT PERSPECTIVE

http://studiochalkboard.evansville.edu/lp-in2.html
INTRODUCTION TO LINEAR PERSPECTIVE

http://studiochalkboard.evansville.edu/lp-intro.html
GRAYSCALE AND PLANAR VALUES

http://studiochalkboard.evansville.edu/s-grays.html
Design a House
Design a house with Frank Lloyd Wright

http://www.architectstudio3d.org/AS3d/home.html

Art Games

A Lifetime of Color Games

http://www.alifetimeofcolor.com/main.taf?p=4,2
A. Pintura: Art Detective
Learn art history while playing detective

http://www.eduweb.com/pintura/
Art Games

http://www.kids.albrightknox.org/
Art-iculation
focusing on elements and principles.examples,print and online activities

http://www.brigantine.atlnet.org/GigapaletteGALLERY/websites/ARTiculationFinal/MainPages/About%20This%20Site.htm
Color Theory Puzzles & Assessments
interactive puzzles, word problems

http://members.cox.net/mrsparker2/assess.htm
Inside Art
go on an adventure in art history- fun site!

http://www.eduweb.com/insideart/
Metropolitan Museum Of Art for Kids
includes family guides, museum hunts and art games

http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/justforfun.asp
Mondrimat
create a non-objective desing a' la Mondrian

http://www.stephen.com/mondrimat/index3.html?
Mr. Picasso Head Activity
online design and drawing, includes gallery

http://www.mrpicassohead.com/
NGA Kids Art Zone
interactive art activities

http://www.nga.gov/kids/zone/zone.htm
Online Etch-a-Sketch
includes gallery

http://www.etch-a-sketch.com/
SmART Kids
from the Smart Museum of Art, University of Chicago; for students ages 7-12 to discover ways to look at, think about, and respon

http://smartmuseum.uchicago.edu/smartkids/index.html
The Artist's Toolkit
(Minneapolis Institute of Art)- visual elements and principles

http://www.artsconnected.org/toolkit/

Artists

Picasso Slideshow
Use this for your evaluation paragraph

http://docs.google.com/present/edit?id=0AWEvNUWXK5QSZGZwa3BwbndfMzFnMzhjbThocw&hl=en
Andy Warhol
View & create a silkscreen using the process Warhol used.

http://www.warhol.org/interactive/silkscreen/main.html
Exploring Leonardo

http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/LeoHomePage.html
Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation

http://www.wrightplus.org/
Georgia O'Keeffe

http://www.okeeffemuseum.org/indexflash.php
Monart Drawing
This website is devoted to those who wish to improve their drawing abilities.

http://www.indydrawingschool.com/About_Monart_Page.htm
Romare Bearden
Walk the Block

http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/the_block/index_flash.html

M.C. Escher

http://www.escherinhetpaleis.nl/

http://www.escherinhetpaleis.nl/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._C._Escher

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._C._Escher
http://www.tessellations.org/

http://www.tessellations.org/

Pop Art Sculpture

On the Roof
Claes Oldenburg & Coosie Van Bruggen

http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/oldenburg/index.html
Claes Oldenburg: An Anthology

http://artnetweb.com/oldenburg/index.html
Claes Oldenburg

http://www.oldenburgvanbruggen.com/

VanGogh

http://www.vangoghgallery.com/

http://www.vangoghgallery.com/
How VanGogh Made His Mark

http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/van_gogh/intro.html

Arts Connected

Introducing Art Textbook
Rescources for 7th Grade

http://www.glencoe.com/sec/art/introducing_art/index.php/al
Exploring Art
Resources for 8th Grade

http://www.glencoe.com/sec/art/exploring_art/index.php/al
Elements & Principles
Practice using the elements & principles

http://www.artsconnected.org/toolkit/explore.cfm
Web Museum Tours
7th Grade Tours

http://www.glencoe.com/sec/art/introducing_art/students/web_mus_tours.php/al
Web Museum Tours
8th Grade Tours

http://www.glencoe.com/sec/art/exploring_art/students/web_mus_tours.php/al

Blogs

Edublog
Create an on line journal that others can read and respond to

http://edublogs.org/

Careers in Art

Art Career Links

http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/middle/careers.htm
Incredible Art Jobs

http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/jobs/artjobs.html
Art Careers, Jobs & Salaries

http://www.artschools.com/careers-jobs/
Visual Arts Career Guide

http://www.khake.com/page42.html
Art Salary Links

http://www.cbsalary.com/salary_calculator_results.aspx?kw=Art+Historian&cty=&sid=&edu=&ns=1&bdint=decline

Clip Art and Graphics

Clip Art

http://www.classroomclipart.com/
Kidz Page

http://www.classroomclipart.com/
School Clip Art

http://www.school-clip-art.com/
Drawing for Children

http://www.senteacher.org/filedetails/13/graphics.xhtml
tux paint
Download this cool drawing site for free!!!

http://www.tuxpaint.org/
Fake or Photo
Have fun with this game deciding if the pictures are created or actual photos.

http://www.autodesk.com/eng/etc/fake_or_foto/quiz.html

Contests

Lions Club Peace Poster Contest
View past winners and finalists for this poster contest with a theme of World Peace

http://www.lionsclubs.org/EN/content/youth_peace_poster.php3
Peace Poster Contest
View previous winners

http://www.artsonia.com/contests/lionsclub/

PERSPECTIVE

2 POINT PERSPECTIVE
Directions on how to draw buildings in 2 point perspective

http://www.alifetimeofcolor.com/main.taf?p=2,1,1,15
1 Point Perspective
Drawing 3 D Objects using 1 point perspective

http://www.alifetimeofcolor.com/main.taf?p=2,1,1,8
Renaissance perspective
1 and 2 point perspective details

http://www.internal.schools.net.au/edu/lesson_ideas/renaissance/renaissance_perspective2.html
1, 2, and 3 point perspective
How to draw 1, 2, and 3 point perspective shapes

http://www.draw23.com/perspective

Galleries

Artcyclopedia

http://www.artcyclopedia.com/
Guggenheim Museum

http://www.guggenheim.org/new_york_index.shtml
Louvre

http://www.louvre.fr/llv/commun/home_flash.jsp?bmLocale=en
National Museum of Women in the Arts

http://www.nmwa.org/
The Metropolitan Museum

http://www.metmuseum.org/
The National Gallery

http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/
Worldwide Art Gallery

http://www.theartgallery.com.au/kidsart.html

Myths

Myth Web
Greek Mythology

http://www.mythweb.com/
Encyclopedia Mythica
Search for Mythology

http://www.pantheon.org/main/search.html
Planet Kids
Animals, Myths, & Legends

http://www.planetozkids.com/oban/legends.htm
Scholastic
Myth writing workshops

http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/mff/index.htm
Discorver a Korean Dragon
Explore what makes an artwork evoke the feeling of fear

http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/discover/html/paekche.htm

STILL LIFE

Contour Drawing
How to describe an object using only contour lines

http://www.alifetimeofcolor.com/main.taf?p=2,1,1,3
3 D forms
Create 3 Dimensional forms to use as models

http://www.alifetimeofcolor.com/main.taf?p=2,1,1,1
Drawing 3 D Forms
How to draw and shade objects to make them look 3 D

http://www.alifetimeofcolor.com/main.taf?p=2,1,1,7

Quilts in West Virginia

Quilt Patterns

http://www.womenfolk.com/quilt_pattern_history/irishchain.htm
WV Quilters

http://www.wvquilters.org/
Quilt Patterns & Designs

http://www.freequiltpatterns.info/

Technology

Audacity
Sound files

http://audacity.sourceforge.net
Diigo - great for research and group projects!
The best way to collect, share, and interact on online information from anywhere.

http://www.diigo.com
Find Sounds

http://www.findsounds.com/
Google Sketchup

http://sketchup.google.com
The Discovery Channel

http://www.discovery.com

Wikis

Wet Paint

http://www.wetpaint.com/
Wikispaces
Create simple webpages that groups friends, and families can edit together

http://www.wikispaces.com