STUDENT PROGRAMS
2007-2008 CAC Outreach Programs
SOL Emphasis for Grades 1-5
Social Studies, Science and Math
grade 1 grade 2 grade 3 grade 4 grade 5 trunk programs
INTRODUCTION:
The Contemporary Art Center of Virginia is pleased to offer 11 outstanding Standards of Learning (SOL)-based programs for the 2007-2008 school year.
CAC Outreach Educators visit the classroom to present upbeat lessons and hands-on activities which integrate the visual arts with science, social studies, language arts and math, for one hour of fast-moving, age appropriate, educational fun.*
SCHEDULING:
Please see individual descriptions for scheduling information. Pre-visit materials are submitted to teachers prior to school visit. Teachers and administrators are encouraged to book early for best dates. Participating schools must register for a minimum of two back-to-back classroom visits per desired outreach program.
COST:
Costs range from $35 to $105 dependent on program choice. See individual descriptions for cost information. Fees are due no later than seven days following program completion.
CANCELLATION POLICY:
Outreach programs are in high demand with a long waiting list for all programs. In the event of a cancellation, we respectfully ask you to notify your specified outreach educator via email at least one month prior to your scheduled class date(s). This will allow appropriate time for CAC to contact another school and distribute pre-visit materials, thus affording their students the opportunity to participate.
* Please note: the Move-It! program is 90 minutes in length.
Education Department Outreach Staff:
Lori Merkel, Outreach Educator
Perry Deglandon, Outreach Educator
Alison Byrne, Associate Curator of Education
Ragan Cole-Cunningham, Director of Exhibitions and Education
Outreach and Trunk Programs developed by CAC.
UNDER COVER: Animal & Human Shelters
Science SOL 1.5, 1.7, Social Studies SOL 1.6 and others
Content: Students turn umbrellas into habitat theaters. Using animal puppets,
students share how these animals keep themselves safe. In the process
students answer these essential questions:
What basic life needs do animals and people have in common?
What body coverings do animals have that help protect them?
Why do animals and people seek and create shelters?
How do materials and design of shelters relate to their location and climate?
How do contemporary artists use simple shelters?
Students conclude by sketching imaginary human shelters with both natural
and manufactured materials.
Cost: $85 per class (up to 25 students)
Minimum: Two back-to-back school classroom visits
To Schedule: E-mail Lori Merkel at lmerkel@cacv.org or call 757.425.0000 x.29
EGYPT: Gift of the Nile
Social Studies SOL 2.1, 2.4
Content: Students create a floor-size map of the Nile River. Dressed in costumes
they "flood" the Nile while exploring these fundamental questions:
Where is Egypt located on a map? The Pyramids? The Nile River?
What was the importance of the Nile River to ancient Egyptian culture?
What is the relationship between Egyptian geography, the Nile River and
agriculture?
What is the connection of the Nile’s flood cycle to the Egyptian calendar
and agriculture?
How is the central role of the Nile reflected in Egyptian art?
Once students have discussed these issues, they will use their imaginations
to create illustrations reflecting life along the Nile in ancient Egypt.
Cost: $85 per class (up to 25 students)
Minimum: Two back-to-back school classroom visits
To Schedule: E-mail Lori Merkel at lmerkel@cacv.org or call 757.425.0000 x.29
HOME SWEET HOME: Animals & Their Habitats
Science SOL 3.2, 3.4, 3.6
Content: Using umbrellas as habitat theaters, students bring animal puppets
to life, discovering the important features of five specific animal environments
while answering the following questions:
What is a habitat?
What are the relationships between animals and their habitats?
How do the shapes of an animal’s teeth and feet reveal what they eat?
What parts of an animal work as simple machines?
How do animals defend themselves and find food?
Students use what they have learned to create imaginary habitat drawings
inspired by contemporary art makers.
Cost: $85 per class (up to 25 students)
Minimum: Two back-to-back school classroom visits
To Schedule: E-mail Lori Merkel at lmerkel@cacv.org or call 757.425.0000 x.29
IT’S GREEK TO ME
Social Studies SOL 3.1, 3.4, 3.8, Math SOL 3.18
Content: Old meets new in this innovative outreach program designed to
help students understand ancient Greek architecture and its influence on
contemporary structures. Students build and sketch contemporary architectural
constructions using components from a scale-model Greek temple and
answer these questions:
How did Greek architecture reflect ancient Greek culture?
How are plane and solid geometric figures related to architecture?
What are the characteristics of ancient Greek architecture?
What are the Doric, Ionic and Corinthian orders?
Where can we find Greek influences in contemporary architecture?
Where can we find Greek architecture in our
own neighborhoods?
Cost: $85 per class (up to 25 students)
Minimum: Two back-to-back school classroom visits
To Schedule: E-mail Lori Merkel at lmerkel@cacv.org or call 757.425.0000 x.29
MALI: From Here to Timbuktu
Social Studies SOL 3.2, 3.4, 3.7, 3.8
Content: Students use maps, storytelling and
African art to explore the ancient empire of Mali.
Understanding the history, economics and geography
of this civilization, students investigate the following:
Where was the ancient empire of Mali located?
How was the growth of this ancient empire related to gold and salt?
How did trans-Saharan caravan trade influence the culture in Mali?
What was the importance of Timbuktu?
What role do African storytellers play in revealing the past?
The development of this program was funded by the generosity of Virginia
Beach City Public Schools.
Cost: $85 per class (up to 25 students)
Minimum: Two back-to-back school classroom visits
To Schedule: E-mail Lori Merkel at lmerkel@cacv.org or call 757.425.0000 x.29
MOVE IT!: Electricity, Magnets & Motors
Science SOL 4.2, 4.3
Content: Students use motors, lights and musical accessories to complete
works of art that actually light up, move and have sound effects!
Students increase their vocabulary and consider these questions:
What is electricity and who discovered it?
What is a circuit and how does it work?
How does an electric motor work?
Why might artists use electricity to create art?
NOTE: This class is 90 minutes in duration.
Cost: $105 per class (up to 25 students)
Minimum: Two back-to-back school classroom visits
To schedule: E-mail Perry Deglandon at perry@cacv.org or call 757.425.0000 x.29
VIRGINIANS: First Landing and Beyond
Social Studies SOL VS.4a, 4b, 4c, 4d
Content: Using personal narratives and an interactive map, students embark on
a journey as settlers in the colony of Virginia. Understanding the history, geography
and cultural landscapes of Virginia, students investigate the following
questions:
What effect did agriculture have on the Virginia colony?
How did agriculture in the Virginia colony influence the institution of slavery?
How do cultural landscapes reflect beliefs, customs, and architecture of people?
Where did various cultural groups settle?
What are some of the factors that influenced the move of the capital of Virginia?
What forms of exchange were used in the Virginia colony?
Cost: $85 per class (up to 25 students)
Minimum: Two back-to-back school classroom visits
To schedule: E-mail Lori Merkel at lmerkel@cacv.org or call 757.425.0000 x.29
GRADE 5
BUILDING WITH LIGHT
Science SOL 5.3
Content: In this program, students build structures, test the effect of light
on architectural materials and view examples of how local architects utilize
these principles. Students investigate the following questions from an architectural
and scientific perspective:
What are the sources of light?
What happens when light strikes an object? (reflection, transmission, absorption)
What is the difference between reflection, refraction, diffraction and
opacity, transparency, translucency?
How does an architect select various light sources and materials and incorporate
them into their buildings?
How do architects’ choices affect the function and aesthetics of a building?
How do the buildings of local architects demonstrate their knowledge of the
physics of light?
Cost: $85 per class (up to 25 students)
Minimum: Two back-to-back school classroom visits
To Schedule: E-mail Perry Deglandon at perry@cacv.org or call 757.425.0000 x.29
FREEDOM RINGS
Social Studies SOL VS.5c, 5b, 6a, 7a, 8a, 9
Content: Using their Virginian perspective, students investigate the social and
cultural issues surrounding the American Revolution, Civil War and modern day
Virginia. Organizational diagrams (Venn and Euler) and interactive visual art activities
enhance students' understanding of key historical characters and the "big
issues" and implications of these major historic events. Students address the following
essential questions:
What was the importance of the American victory at Yorktown?
What contributions did Virginians make during the Revolutionary War?
Why is George Washington referred to as the "Father of Our Country"?
Why did Virginia secede from the Union?
What measures were taken during the Reconstruction to solve Virginia's problems?
What contributions did 20th-century figures make to Virginian life?
Cost: $85 per class (up to 25 students)
Minimum: Two back-to-back school classroom visits
To Schedule: E-mail Perry Deglandon at perry@cacv.org or call 757.425.0000 x.29
CAC TRUNK PROGRAMS
INTRODUCTION:
CAC offers two trunk programs for grades 2-3. Suitcases filled with a teacher’s
guide, color-coded lesson plans, two-and three-dimensional reproductions, books,
CDs and more provide everything you need for conducting your own interactive
SOL program! Trunks may be signed out for up to three weeks for individual school
use. School representatives provide transportation of trunk between CAC and their
respective schools.
PHUN WITH PHARAOHS - Grade 2
Social Studies SOL 2.1, 2.4
Content: Expose students to ancient Egyptian art and culture through five complete
thematic lesson plans. Replicas of Egyptian artifacts provide a basis for art
making activities. Most lessons can be taught by classroom teachers, though collaboration
with art teachers is encouraged.
Cost: $35
To Schedule: E-mail Alison Byrne at alison@cacv.org or call 757.425.0000 x.29
FUN AT THE FORUM - Grade 3
Social Studies SOL 3.1, 3.4, 3.7, 3.8
Content: Engage students in ancient Greek art and culture through five thematic
lesson plans. Greek artifact replicas provide inspiration for creative art activities.
Most lessons can be taught by classroom teacher, though collaboration with art
teachers is encouraged.
Cost: $35
To Schedule: E-mail Alison Byrne at alison@cacv.org or call 757.425.0000 x.29
