{"id":6639,"date":"2013-01-10T17:15:40","date_gmt":"2013-01-10T22:15:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/museum\/?page_id=6639"},"modified":"2019-12-04T13:30:17","modified_gmt":"2019-12-04T18:30:17","slug":"artwork-and-single-celled-organisms","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/museum\/education\/thousandwordproject\/lesson-plans\/artwork-and-single-celled-organisms\/","title":{"rendered":"Artwork and Single Celled Organisms"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thousand Word Projects (Ideas and Content)<\/a>,\u00a0Allyson White, Lewiston Middle School, 7th Grade
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Introduction:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

I believe students benefit from the integration of multiple subjects. My class, STEM Lab, is designed to integrate science, technology, engineering and math around a central project. I see the Thousand Words Project as an opportunity to integrate Art and English Language Arts into the mix. The opportunity to design a lesson around a central work of art or artistic theme would both appeal to students while increasing their exposure to the creative process. The written communication of their process will strengthen their communication skills.<\/p>\n

During the lesson I propose students would be introduced to the microscopic world as inspiration for an artistic piece. I would introduce the lesson with a viewing of pieces \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 such as Ronald C. Bechtle\u2019s, Sketch for Kissing Machine, 1971. I immediately thought of \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 single-celled organisms when I first saw the piece. The title intrigued me to wonder about \u00a0\u00a0 the connection between those organisms and the \u201cKissing Machine\u201d After exploring their own interpretations, students would make use of a compound microscope that connects to their laptops to research images form natural specimens, lichens, cells, woven fibers, etc. to create a sketch of their own living machine. The student artist would the\u00a0 communicate their process in a descriptive statement.
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\nRonald C. Bechtle\u2019s
\nSketch for Kissing Machine, 1971<\/p>\n

\u00a0Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n