ceramic_tile_7th_grade_lesson.doc |
Lesson Overview: Students will use the influence of Navajo artwork to create a clay relief tile with a symmetrical/geometric pattern as a border.
Grade Level: Middle or High School
Lesson Objectives: To explore the use of symmetry and geometric designs with the Artwork of the Navajo Tribe. To be able to identify a symmetrical design. To understand that line creates symmetrical or geometric designs. To use clay tools efficiently in order to create a clay tile relief.
Vocabulary: Navajo Tribe, geometric, symmetry, line
Standards: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5
Materials: Pencil, paper, clay, clay tools, glaze
Grade Level: Middle or High School
Lesson Objectives: To explore the use of symmetry and geometric designs with the Artwork of the Navajo Tribe. To be able to identify a symmetrical design. To understand that line creates symmetrical or geometric designs. To use clay tools efficiently in order to create a clay tile relief.
Vocabulary: Navajo Tribe, geometric, symmetry, line
Standards: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5
Materials: Pencil, paper, clay, clay tools, glaze
Student Example