The World Wide Art Caper
A WebQuest for 3rd-5th grade Art
Designed by Barry Teghtmeyer
The Caper Begins | Task #1 | Task #2 | Process | Evaluation | Conclusion | Credits
The Caper begins...
A man walks into an empty gallery and finds a MP3 player along with a manila envelope laying on a bench. He places the earphones on and pushes the play button. ..
Voice on MP3 player- "Agent XYZ, today, in art museums all over the world, famous artifacts have suddenly disappeared. Artifacts from Japan, China, Mexico, Egypt, Germany and India are missing. Each artifact was of major importance to that culture and is not replaceable. At each crime scene the only evidence found was a paintbrush dipped in paint. What the paintbrush means, we are unsure at this time..."
The agent picks up a manila envelope found on the floor and looks at several photos of missing items and the paintbrush.
"...Your mission is to search through all of the evidence, discover why the artifacts were stolen and lead the team to find the culprit that stole them ."
Agent leaves the gallery and begins planning his trip to the first
museum. Where will he begin?
Agent's Task #1
The first task is to finish the story. Working in teams of
two and using the websites provided you must answer the following questions...
Which artifacts would be taken and why?
What is the artifact's location?
Be sure to include the museum, the country and city.
Why is the artifact an important one? In your own words, explain your reasons based on the information found on the website.
How would you describe the artifact using your focus art element? Remember, you are describing this so that an agent can find it... Be detailed and specific.What clue would the culprit leave that would lead others to this artifact? In the story, it was a paintbrush dipped in paint. Be creatiive!
Agent's Task #2 - The Manila Envelope
The second task is to create a Power Point presentation of the 8 artifacts that have been "stolen". When the agent opens the manila envelope, what will he see?Slides will include:
--Tiitle slide with name of web quest, people on the team, and focus elements of art chosen.
--7 slides with example of item stolen, website reference and information form the graphic organizer.
--7 slides of the clues that the "culprit" would leave at each site to lead to the next artifact stolen.
Process for Task #1
- First, establish your team. Who is your partner? Choose the element of art on which you will focus.
- Look over the task and the graphic organizer. Ask any clarifying questions that you may have before you begin.
- Choose the first culture/country with which to begin. Look over the websites to see which would be best for you to use to find your artifact.
- Once you have found the artifact, fill out the graphic organizer . Each person on the team should have their own, even though you are working together.
China and Japan
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
The 24 Views of Mt. Fuji
The National Palace Museum
Germany
Artcyclopedia
Mexico
National Museum of Anthropology - Mexico City
India
Sainsbury Center for the Visual Arts
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Africa
Museum of Fine Arts - Boston
National Museum of African Art
Process for Task #2
- Working with the same team as last time, return to the websites used from the previous task.
- Open Power Point and minimize. Go to the first
website and right click copy the image you have chosen. On the
presentation slide make note of where you found the image.
- Looking at the graphic organizer, include any details about the artifact that you noted.
- On a slide previous to the object- include your clue to the object. You may use a copied image from the internet with reference or clip art. You should have a total of 15 slides, 2 for each artifact and a title slide that will include your names and a title of the presentation.
Evaluation
This rubric will be completed on each student's work
specifically, the graphic organizer. However, students will
be graded as a team for their Power Point presentation.
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Needs |
Progressing 2 |
Accomplished 3 |
Mastery 4 |
Score |
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Quality of web search
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Little or no evidence of a web search. | Evidence of web search done, with limited websites searched for information. | Evidence shown of web search. Majority of websites listed were searched for information. | Much evidence shown concerning web search. All of websites listed were visited for information. | |
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Artifacts Selected
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Description of artifacts selected is not included |
Description of artifacts is not complete. Art elements may or may not be mentioned. | Description of artifacts is clear and includes some explanations of the art elements chosen. | Description of artifacts is complete with a strong understanding of the art elements chosen. | |
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Graphic Organizer Content
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Graphic organizer is incomplete with little or no attention to details | Graphic organizer is complete with some attention to details or is incomplete with attention to details. | Graphic organizer is complete with attention to details. | Graphic organizer is complete with much attention to accuracy and details | |
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Powerpoint Presentation
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Power Point presentation does not include examples from each of the artifacts and does not include details from the graphic organzier. | Power Point presentation includes examples of a majority of the artifacts, and includes some of the details from the graphic organizer. | Power Point presentation includes examples of all of the artifacts, and includes all of the details listed from the graphic organzier. | Power Point presentaion includes examples from all of the artifacts and includes additional music/clip art to enhance the viewers experience. Alll of the details from the graphic organizer are inlcuded, and more. |
Conclusion
By the end of this webquest, you will have had the opportunity to learn about artwork from around the world. Every culture and every continent have artwork that is meaninful and priceless. You have also been able to look at that artwork through the eyes of an artist, describing it using the elements of art. The next time you see a piece of artwork that is from a culture different from our own, hopefully you will have a greater appreciation for it, as well as the ability to use your own eyes to see what the artist was hoping you would see.
Credits & References
Thank you to the following that have made this webquest possible.We all benefit by being generous with our work. Permission is hereby granted for other educators to copy this WebQuest, update or otherwise modify it, and post it elsewhere provided that the original author's name is retained along with a link back to the original URL of this WebQuest. On the line after the original author's name, you may add Modified by on (date). If you do modify it, please let me know and provide the new URL.
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