Standard 3 : Connections among the arts and other disciplines strengthen learning and the ability to transfer knowledge and skills to and from other fields.



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General Information

Number: VA.68.H.3
Title: Connections among the arts and other disciplines strengthen learning and the ability to transfer knowledge and skills to and from other fields.
Type: Enduring Understanding
Subject: Visual Art
Grade: 68
Big Idea: Historical and Global Connections

Related Benchmarks

This cluster includes the following benchmarks
Code Description
VA.68.H.3.1: Discuss how knowledge and skills learned through the art-making and analysis processes are used to solve problems in non-art contexts.
VA.68.H.3.2: Discuss the use of background knowledge and critical-thinking skills, learned in the visual arts, to understand varying concepts, viewpoints, and solutions.
VA.68.H.3.3: Create imaginative works to include background knowledge or information from other subjects.


Related Access Points

This cluster includes the following access points.

Independent

Access Point Number Access Point Title
VA.68.H.3.In.a: Integrate visual art with skills and concepts from other fields.

Supported

Access Point Number Access Point Title
VA.68.H.3.Su.a: Integrate visual art with selected skills and concepts from other fields.

Participatory

Access Point Number Access Point Title
VA.68.H.3.Pa.a: Use visual art to represent information from other fields.


Related Resources

Vetted resources educators can use to teach the concepts and skills in this topic.

Lesson Plans

Name Description
Political Cartoons as Commentary on Supreme Court cases:

Students will research and review a landmark Supreme Court case, evaluate the effect the case had on society, and plan and create a political cartoon based on the case, in this integrated civics and visual arts lesson plan.

Freedom Walkers Lesson 2: - A Picture Tells 1,000 Words:

As part of a unit for Freedom Walkers: The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, students will analyze the photographic text features in the text and write about how they represent the Jim Crow laws passed by some state and local governments in this integrated lesson plan.

This resource uses a book that is on the Florida Department of Education's reading list. This book is not provided with this resource.

Guiding Grids: Math inspired self-portraits:

Students will create a proportional self portrait from a photo using a gridded drawing method and learn how a grid system can help accurately enlarge an image in a work of art. Students will use the mathematical concepts of scale, proportion and ratio, to complete their artwork.

Museum Exhibit Proposal: Examining American History from 1763 to 1815 through the Arts:

In examining American History from 1763 to 1815 students, working individually and collaboratively, research and create a proposed exhibit for the National Women’s History Museum. Delivered in three clearly articulated segments, this arts integrated lesson is scaffolded to set students up for success as they learn and demonstrate learning of the social studies content through artistic means and reflection. 

Energy of Art:

The students will follow the scientific process to investigate the movement of a pendulum and then apply that knowledge to design and build device that automatically creates a "splatter" painting.