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Local mural examples

Teacher to show students various local examples of murals, such as the hairy maclary mural on the waterfront (for my actual unit I will do much more research into the local murals in Tauranga and select carefully).

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These murals are relevant to the students and their local community. There are murals in the community that are also culturally inclusive and tell māori stories, which would be good to draw upon. The quality of these murals are also good as they use images and colours to effectively tell a story.

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Images of these murals could easily be shown in a slideshow to the students. Realistically, students would have also seen these murals at some point in person. There are opportunities to expand with an EOTC experience as well.

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I have selected this tool as students can use local examples to understand how a mural can tell a story, and then take this into creating their own mural.

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Year 5 students are at an age that they can interpret meaning behind visual images, so this learning will support them in developing this.

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Building Bridges resource

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This is a good size clip that can be linked into a power point so the students don't need to open youtube. Good quality video with clear instructions and a good clear site it comes from.

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Students are able to look at the video and pause it if they are following along where they need to as well as go back to any point of the video to follow along with instructions with a visual aid.

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I have selected this because it is a clear high-quality video that is engaging. It can be used in a whole class setting or individually depending on when the students are working on their task or want to access it at home.

Appropriateness -

This resource links to the unit through strong bridge design. With previous knowledge of how the bridges look on the roads we are looking into.

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Young Engineers: Triangle Truss Bridge - Simple and Strong Engineering Project for Kids

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Clay book

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Soil painting instructional resource:

Critique -

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This resource is appropriate to the topic and will limit the amount of teaching time required.

Usability -

The site is easy to use for all levels within the class. Clear materials and list of simplified and easy to read instructions.

Reason for selection -

I have selected this tool so that students can have instructions to refer back to when making the soil paint for their artwork. I like the simplicity of this, it's only for students to learn how to make their paint.

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The idea of soil painting incorporates science with Art, as students are using materials from the earth to create a piece of artwork. They will also be able to deepen their understanding of different soil types, seeing that different types of soil will make different types of paint.

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Materials

soil (if possible find samples in a diversity of colors)

a surface to dry your soil

tools to crush soil

a sieve and/or panty hose to sift soil

glue

water

cups and plates

watercolor paper

paintbrushes of any size

Instructions

Artists have used soil to provide color and texture in their art for as long as people have been making art. Begin your soil art exploration by checking out examples of art made from soil created by the Cornell University Soil Health Lab at:

http://soilhealth.cals.cornell.edu/about/soil-painting-2/
On this page you will also find a collection of great videos of the artists working on their masterpieces.

1. Gather soil samples from your yard or schoolyard. The amount you collect will be determined by the size and quantity of paintings you want to complete. Remove any large particles matter and soil life you find and return them to their home outdoors.

2. Dry soil completely on an old baking sheet or on plates. Once dry, crush the soil to make it as fine as possible. You can begin by using a large tool like hammer or mallet. Then follow that up by sorting it with a sieve or even use something like panty hose to get the smallest particles possible.

3. Mix your soil with glue and water until you get a consistency that resembles paint or a runny paste (add just a little bit at a time so that it does not become too runny).

4. Let the painting begin! Watercolor paper works well for your earthy paint.

More details and tips about painting with soil can be found at:
FAO's World Soil Day Soil Painting Competition
Social Science Society of America's Paint with Soil USDA NRCS Painting with Soil

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Soil is beautiful! Soil can be found in a wide range of colors dependent on the parent materials from which it is made. People have been using soil to make art for as long as people have been making art (for pottery, paintings, to dye cloth, etc.).

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Stop motion tool

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Content quality -

Provides simple steps that the students are able to follow unassisted. Provides a quick video where they do not need to open youtube, provides pictures so they students can make sure they are on the right track.

Usability -

The site is easy to use for all levels within the class. Clear instructions that students are able to adapt based on their own knowledge. Students are able to access the resource easily with a link and know how to use websites - scroll down for more information ect.

Reason for selection -

I have selected this as it is clear and concise. I am able to apply this resource to a document for the students to lead their own learning.

Appropriateness -

This resource links to the Arts strand of clay motion so the students can understand the background of their task. It links in perfectly with the instructions of the task so there is less time explaining and more time doing the stop motion

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This fun activity, brought to you in partnership with the BFI, will channel your child's creativity and show you how can use a smart phone or tablet to create a cool stop-motion animation.

What is stop-motion animation?

Animation is a way of making a film from lots of still images. Each image is slightly different from the one before, and when they are played back quickly, it looks like the image is moving!

Here are the instructions for you and your child.

Here are our simple instructions to make a stop-motion animation with your child

What you'll need to make your animation

A camera on a phone or tablet

Something to keep your camera stable: a tripod works best but there are many creative options such as building a stand out of building blocks, using the edge of a chair or table or even using books to balance a spirit level or ruler

There are a variety of free stop-motion animation apps that you can use on your tablet, phone or laptop to help you create your animation, or you can use the in-built camera app or software and piece your animation together on a video creator afterwards

Or you could use...

If you don't have a phone or camera you can create a flip page animation and for that you'll need the following:

A sticky note pad or a notebook

Something to draw with

For the original animation and more from the BFI's 'How to animate' series, visit the BFI website.

Instructions to make your stop-motion animation

Step 1

Start by making a storyboard. This is a series of pictures which tells you what will happen in the animation.

Step 2

Create the characters for your animation using paper cutouts. Think about how they will fit onto your background, but make sure they can move around!

Step 3

Now, create your background - your animation could happen on the floor or on a table top, or you could use fabric or a large sheet of paper to draw/create a background for you scene.

Step 4

Set up your camera and tripod - make sure it's stable and won't wobble around when you film.

Step 5

Open the app to start animating!

Step 6

Take a picture

Step 7

Then, move your character a little, press the picture-taking button again to take the next picture. Hint - make sure your hands are out of the picture!

Step 8

Do this until as many times as needed to tell your story from the storyboard.

Step 9

When you finish taking the pictures, you can export the photos as a video within your chosen app, or put it together in a video creation app, or by using one of the many free GIF makers available online

Step 10

Sit and watch your animation in wonder!

Step 1

Go to the last page of the sticky note pad or book.

Step 2

Draw something on a corner of the last page.

Step 3

Now start off by drawing the same image again on the page before, but make it a little different(for example, if you drew a circle on the first page your circle on the page before would be a little bigger, and then even bigger on the page before that - get it?)

Step 4

Once you've finished drawing, flip the pages and watch your handy work!

The BFI is a film and television charitable organisation which promotes and preserves filmmaking and television in the United Kingdom.
Original art and animation by Reza Ben Gajra

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Easy Stop Motion Animation for Beginners - Parents Toolkit - BBC Bitesize

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Help your child learn how to make a stop-motion animation at home using your phone. Created in partnership with the British Film Institute.