VA.3.S.3.1

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Use materials, tools, and processes to achieve an intended result in two- and/or three-dimensional artworks.
General Information
Subject Area: Visual Art
Grade: 3
Big Idea: Skills, Techniques, and Processes
Enduring Understanding: Through purposeful practice, artists learn to manage, master, and refine simple, then complex, skills and techniques.
Date Adopted or Revised: 12/10
Status: State Board Approved

Related Courses

This benchmark is part of these courses.
7701010: Art: K-5 (Specifically in versions: 2013 - 2015, 2015 - 2019 (course terminated))
5001040: Art – Intermediate 1 (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2019, 2019 - 2022, 2022 - 2024, 2024 and beyond (current))
7701035: Access Art Grade 3 (Specifically in versions: 2018 - 2019, 2019 - 2023, 2023 and beyond (current))

Related Access Points

Alternate version of this benchmark for students with significant cognitive disabilities.
VA.3.S.3.In.a: Develop two- and three-dimensional skills by using various tools, media, techniques, and processes to create art.
VA.3.S.3.Pa.a: Manipulate selected visual art tools and media.
VA.3.S.3.Su.a: Use a variety of visual art tools and media to create works of art.

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Lesson Plans

My Civic Duty: Art and a Clean Community!:

Students will discuss and model how to be a good citizen, and how they can contribute to society in a positive way through cleaning up. Students will discuss the 3 Rs: Recycle, Reuse, and Reduce and their purpose in art. Students will demonstrate how to create art from trash/recyclables through collaboration and problem solving in this integrated lesson plan.

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Showcasing Community Events Using Stop Motion: Part 2:

In part two of this series, students will continue the process of creating a stop motion film focused on showcasing civic virtues through community events. Using digital tools, students will create a 20-25 second stop motion film using previously created background and objects in part one. Students will also write a two to three sentence narration that describes the community event and civic virtues to include in their stop motion film.

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Showcasing Community Events Using Stop Motion: Part 1:

In part one of this series, students will begin the process of creating a stop motion film focused on showcasing civic virtues through community events. Discussion will focus on the civic virtues of cooperation, civility, and volunteerism. Students will brainstorm community events that exemplify these civic virtues, develop a plan to showcase a community event, and create the background and objects to be used in their stop motion film for part two.

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Recreating Symbols: Great Seal of the State of Florida:

Students will identify the significant elements on the Great Seal of the State of Florida that represent the state of Florida and its history. Students will then examine the Great Seal of the State of Florida’s artistic aspects and create a watercolor drawing of it.

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Animal Habitat Diorama:

Students will complete a research project on an animal using the provided research guide and rubric. Students will create a diorama of their animal within their habitat. The diorama will include other animals and plants that might be found within that habitat in order to demonstrate an understanding of animal habitats and environmental adaptations.

 

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