Year 4 - Art and design
An artist's respond to plastic waste
Recording, noticing, and caring: responding to nature and the planet
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Unit Summary
Pupils will look at the theme of fossils as a starting point for this unit. They make and abstract a drawing of a fossil using chalk pastels and charcoal. Pupils design and make a 3D fossil of the future sculpture using the casting process and design principles.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use your art practice to respond to environmental challenges.
Key Notes
- Human beings are creating a lot of plastic waste and fragments that pollute the oceans.
- Artists make us think and feel emotionally about their work.
- Artists can record thoughts and feelings in sketchbooks by making sketches and writing reflections.
Vocabulary To Learn
- waste: anything that is unwanted or unused
- fragment: a small part broken off or separated from something
- sketch / sketching: a drawing that is not meant to be a finished artwork
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Art is only made from traditional art materials.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Human beings are creating a lot of plastic waste and fragments that pollute the oceans. Artists make us think and feel emotionally about their work.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'waste'
anything that is unwanted or unused.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Art is only made from traditional art materials. Correction: Art can be made from almost anything, including plastic waste, as in the case of Mandy Barker.
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