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VanGo and Florida Standards
VanGo meets Florida Visual Arts Standards and integrates mathematics, language arts, science and social studies.
VISUAL ARTS
Skills and Techniques
Standard: The student understands and applies media, techniques and processes.
VanGo students:
- Create artworks that are personally meaningful and draw from experience, observation and imagination
- Use tools and media responsibly and safely
- Identify and utilize the elements and principles of art as part of VanGo's exhibit and activity
- Understand, utilize and assess good craftsmanship in creating 2D and 3D art
- Compose with 2D and 3D geometric shapes: Mathematics
- Utilize multiple strategies to develop grade appropriate vocabulary: Language Arts
- Recognize that the shape of materials such as paper and clay can be changed by cutting, tearing, crumpling, smashing and rolling: Science
- Demonstrate understanding of the world in spatial terms: Social Studies
Creation and Communication
Standard: The student creates and communicates a range of subject matter, symbols and ideas using knowledge of structures and functions of visual arts.
VanGo students:
- Create and communicate a range of subject matter, symbols and ideas using knowledge of visual art
- Celebrate and communicate cultural understanding by creating artwork based on subject matter and symbols
- Interpret, select and utilize media to communicate an idea
- Identify, analyze and discuss purposes in creating works of art
- Describe and analyze shapes and space: Mathematics
- Develop and demonstrate informative writing related to VanGo's exhibit and activities: Language Arts
- Sort objects by observable properties such as size, shape, color, temperature, texture and weight: Science
- Understand methods of communication and developments that facilitate visual communication: Social Studies
Cultural and Historical Connections
Standard: The student understands the visual arts in relation to history and culture.
VanGo students:
- Comprehend the visual arts in relation to history and culture, emphasized by VanGo's exhibits
- View and discuss art from different periods of time and cultures
- Understand that artists create their work based on life and cultural experiences
- Develop creative writing skills related to life and cultural experiences: Language Arts
- Recognize that both human activities and natural events can have major impacts on the environment: Science
- Understands cultural and historical beliefs are reflected in art forms: Social Studies
Aesthetic and Critical Analysis
Standard: The student assesses, evaluates, and responds to the characteristics of works of art.
VanGo students:
- Make observations about artwork using the elements and principles of design
- Experience artwork in a variety of styles
- Compare and contrast similarities and differences in genres of artwork
- Describe and discuss the properties and 2D and 3D space, shape and form: Mathematics
- Collect, process and present information: Language Arts
- Recognize and explain the difference between personal opinion/interpretation and verified observation: Science
Applications to Life
Standard: The student makes connections between the visual arts, other disciplines, and the real world.
VanGo students:
- Discuss and describe how the arts impact everyday life
- Identify, describe and discuss the skills and knowledge needed for artists to produce artwork
- Views, discusses and participates appropriately in the VanGo exhibit and activity
- Discuss and describe shapes and forms: Mathematics
- Effectively apply listening and speaking strategies: Language Arts
- Raise questions about the natural world, investigate solutions and generate appropriate explanations: Science
- Understands how ideas, decisions and events shape art, history and culture: Social Studies
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