Visual Arts
| K.1.2 |
Speculate on the function of a work of art.
Have your students speculate on why there would be a need for paleo-art. |
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| K.1.3 |
Identify simple icons and subject matter in works of art.
After browsing at the art, have your students identify some of the dinosaurs found in them. |
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| K.5.2 |
Identify art as visual objects made by humans and distinguish between human-made objects and objects from nature.
Have your students observe some of the sculptures and then look again at the fossils in Dinoshpere. Ask them which are real objects from nature and which are works of art. |
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| K.7.1 |
Use objects or animals from real work as subject matter for artwork.
At the Art Activity Tables give your students the opportunity to use dinosaurs and their environment as subjects for their work of art. |
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| K.11.1 |
Identify what an artist does and find examples of the artist's work in the community.
Explain what a Paleo-Artist does before entering the gallery and then have the students observe different works of art from Paleo-Artists in the space. |
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| K.12.2 |
Visit local museums, exhibits, and experience visiting artists in the schools.
Allow the students to spend some time just enjoying the works of art in the space. |
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| K.13.2 |
Create a work of art using subject matter, concepts, or sign systems (such as words or numbers) of another discipline.
At the Art Activity Tables give your students the opportunity to use dinosaurs and their environment as subjects for their work of art. Remind them that studying dinosaurs is a science and we can use science for the basis of art. |
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