https://arttoremember.com/lesson-plans/steam-pendulum-painting/
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https://www.scienceworld.ca/resources/activities/pendulum-painting
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https://www.scienceworld.ca/resources/activities/pendulum-painting
Lesson Plan Examples:
Elementary Art Lesson Plan
STEAM Pendulum Painting
Objective: To understand Isaac Newton’s 1st Law of Motion, while visually seeing the effect of gravity on a moving object. Create a pattern using a spherical pendulum and predict how variables will change the look of the painting.
Objective: To understand Isaac Newton’s 1st Law of Motion, while visually seeing the effect of gravity on a moving object. Create a pattern using a spherical pendulum and predict how variables will change the look of the painting.
Materials:
- Paper
- Place to hang a pendulum
- String
- Metal washer
- One large paperclip
- Paint (mixed with equal parts water)
- Small waxed paper cups
- One sharp pencil
- Newspaper for catching messes
- Sharpie markers
- Watercolor paint
Open the Conversation:
Start by discussing Newton’s 1st Law of Motion. Assemble the pendulum and ask students to predict what pattern it will make and what variables could affect it.
Step One:
Find a place to hang your pendulum string so that it is just above a flat surface with a string between 8 and 12 inches long.
Step Two:
Tie washer to your string.
Step Three:
Bend paperclip into a “W” shape and slip it onto the washer.
Start by discussing Newton’s 1st Law of Motion. Assemble the pendulum and ask students to predict what pattern it will make and what variables could affect it.
Step One:
Find a place to hang your pendulum string so that it is just above a flat surface with a string between 8 and 12 inches long.
Step Two:
Tie washer to your string.
Step Three:
Bend paperclip into a “W” shape and slip it onto the washer.
Finished Project!
National Standards for Visual Arts (2015 Standards):
Anchor Standard #1. Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.
Anchor Standard #2. Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.
Anchor Standard #3. Refine and complete artistic work.
Anchor Standard #10. Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art.
See more at: http://www.nationalartsstandards.org/content/ national-core-arts-standards-anchor- standards#creating
National Standards for Visual Arts (2015 Standards):
Anchor Standard #1. Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.
Anchor Standard #2. Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.
Anchor Standard #3. Refine and complete artistic work.
Anchor Standard #10. Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art.
See more at: http://www.nationalartsstandards.org/content/ national-core-arts-standards-anchor- standards#creating
Step Four:
Poke a little hole in the bottom of a paper cup with a pencil.
Step Five:
Poke a hole on each side of the top of the cup and slip the paper clip through the holes to make a bucket on your pendulum.
Step Six:
Holding a finger over the hole on the bottom of the cup, grasp the cup and pour a bit of paint in the cup – it should be the consistency of ink.
Step Seven:
When releasing your cup, aim it at a slight curve so that it will travel in a circular direction.
Step Eight:
Once finished, keep the painting flat while drying.
Step Nine:
Plan out a picture to integrate with your spiral background using a cut-out of a drawing or a stencil to trace onto your paper in pencil. Trace with Sharpie for a bold outline.
Step Ten:
Paint in shapes and parts of the background to complete a colorful, complete work of art.
Note: If you have painted with acrylic-based paints, using water color over the paint will not disturb your spirals. If you have used tempera or other non-permanent paint, take care to go around the lines so they do not blur
Poke a little hole in the bottom of a paper cup with a pencil.
Step Five:
Poke a hole on each side of the top of the cup and slip the paper clip through the holes to make a bucket on your pendulum.
Step Six:
Holding a finger over the hole on the bottom of the cup, grasp the cup and pour a bit of paint in the cup – it should be the consistency of ink.
Step Seven:
When releasing your cup, aim it at a slight curve so that it will travel in a circular direction.
Step Eight:
Once finished, keep the painting flat while drying.
Step Nine:
Plan out a picture to integrate with your spiral background using a cut-out of a drawing or a stencil to trace onto your paper in pencil. Trace with Sharpie for a bold outline.
Step Ten:
Paint in shapes and parts of the background to complete a colorful, complete work of art.
Note: If you have painted with acrylic-based paints, using water color over the paint will not disturb your spirals. If you have used tempera or other non-permanent paint, take care to go around the lines so they do not blur
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