DRAGON FLIES (Cross Curriculum K-6 to Science - The Living World)

 

I have been working on ideas for 2023 artworks, ensuring I match them with cross-curriculum links (Visual Arts and Science) and to the Course Content in Science (The Living World)

I have looked at the Stage Outcomes and selected specific objectives that teachers can connect with.

This is an artwork that can be used in Science: The Living World.

Early Stage 1: Outcome STe-3LW-ST: explores the characteristics, needs and uses of living things

Stage 1: Outcome ST1-4LW-S - describes observable features of living things and their environments (characteristics of a dragonfly - insect study)

Stage 2: Outcome ST2-4LW-S: compares features and characteristics of living and non-living things (compare a dragonfly to a helicopter, wing movements, head and large eyes, capacity to hover in position, etc)

Stage 3: Outcome ST3-4LW-S: examines how the environment affects the growth, survival and adaptation of living things.

VISUAL ARTS OUTCOMES Early Stage 1

 

VISUAL ARTS OUTCOMES EARLY STAGE 1 - MAKING

 

 

VAES1.1

Makes simple pictures and other kinds of artworks about things and experiences.

 

VAES1.2

Experiments with a range of media in selecting forms.

 

 

VISUAL ARTS OUTCOMES EARLY STAGE 1 – APPRECIATION

 

 

VAES1.3

Recognises some of the qualities of different artworks and begins to realise that artists make artworks.

 

VAES1.4

Communicates their ideas about pictures and other kinds of artworks.

VISUAL ARTS OUTCOMES Stage 1

 

VISUAL ARTS OUTCOMES STAGE 1 - MAKING

 

 

VAS1.1

Investigates subject matter in an attempt to represent likenesses in the world.

 

VAS1.2

Makes artworks for different audiences, assembling materials in a variety of ways.

 

 

VISUAL ARTS OUTCOMES STAGE23 – APPRECIATION

 

 

VAS1.3

Acknowledges that audiences respond in different ways to artworks and that there are different opinions about the value of artworks.

 

VAS1.4

Communicates about the ways in which subject matter is represented in artworks.


VISUAL ARTS OUTCOMES Stage 2

 

VISUAL ARTS OUTCOMES STAGE 2 - MAKING

 

 

VAS2.1

Represents the qualities of experiences and things that are interesting or beautiful by choosing among aspects of subject matter.

 

VAS2.2

Uses forms to suggest the qualities of subject matter.

 

 

VISUAL ARTS OUTCOMES STAGE 2 – APPRECIATION

 

 

VAS2.3

Acknowledges that artists make artworks for different reasons and that various interpretations are possible.

 

VAS2.4

Identifies connections between subject matter in artworks and what they refer to, and appreciate the use of a particular technique.


VISUAL ARTS OUTCOMES Stage 3

 

VISUAL ARTS OUTCOMES STAGE 3 - MAKING

 

 

VAS3.1

Investigates subject matter in an attempt to represent likenesses in the world.

 

VAS3.2

Makes artworks for different audiences, assembling materials in a variety of ways.

 

 

VISUAL ARTS OUTCOMES STAGE 3 – APPRECIATION

 

 

VAS3.3

Acknowledges that audiences respond in different ways to artworks and that there are different opinions about the value of artworks.

 

VAS3.4

Communicates about the ways in which subject matter is represented in artworks.



Media: watercolour paper A3 or A4, watercolour crayons (substitute with watercolour pencils), black markers, fine tipped black pens, glue and glitter. Note: adding the glitter is optional as it is the final step when creating the artwork.)


INSTRUCTIONS:

These two information sheets can be used as "practice drawing" before creating the artwork. It may help students to understand the making process.






At this point the artwork can be considered as FINISHED.




RESOURCE IMAGES:
I found images of dragonflies on Pinterest. I selected images that gave a closeup view of the dragonfly's head/eye, some body parts ant the wings. It was just a personal preference. I will include them.

     
       
     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

   

   

     

   

   























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