“Chihuly Glass”
Grades 7th and 8th
Art Class with SM along with Science with GR to make this a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) project.
All grades from 1st to 8th will be included in the Chihuly-like recycled bottle project that will be made into sculptures.
Objective:
Students will be able to:
· Learn how to reuse recyclables. They will be using recycled bottles to simulate using glass.
· They will learn how to repurpose what we would normally dispose of.
· They will learn to reimagine ways to upcycle glass and plastic
Essential Questions:
· How can we use recycled plastic bottles in a way to resemble glass as done by glass artist Dale Chihuly?
· How can we minimize the amount of glass and plastic that ends up in landfills? Can we increase the esthetic value of glass and plastic by allowing students to explore ways to upcycle these materials?
Material:
· Plastic bottles of all sizes and types brought from students’ homes and student-collected in school.
· We will use paint, permanent markers, heat gun, and oven.
Subjects Covered/Skills:
· We will talk about how we can use plastic bottles in a new way.
· How do plastic bottles resemble glass?
· They will also be learning about the physical and chemical properties of glass and plastics in Science for a joint lesson leading to a combined STEAM project where the 8th grade class will be going to a glass artist studio in Baltimore to learn about glass blowing.
· Science teacher GR will be introducing the students to glass fusing and Art teacher SM will be introducing stained glass.
Activity:
· We are doing several types of glass-like Art using plastic bottles.
· The students will be painting and cutting bottles in warm and cool colors and then making a Chihuly-like sculpture with them.
· The students will be making bowl-like sculptures to be displayed like a Chihuly ceiling using bottle bottoms, permanent markers, and a heat gun to mold the bottom.
· The students will also be making cups where they color with permanent markers and melt to flat discs in the oven, and we will display them with our Chihuly bowls.
· After researching the manufacturing and recycling of glass and plastic, students will explore what happens to each of these materials when a variety of heat sources are applied. Students will have the opportunity to create art from melted glass and plastic. They will write accompanying explanations for why the material they used “behaved” as it did.
Assessment/Celebration:
· The sculptures will be displayed at our Fine Arts Night in the spring as well as in semi-permanent displays in our school for all to see.
· The students will visit a glassblowing studio and blow their own work of art.
Resources/Partnerships:
· We will study the art part of this project by learning about Dale Chihuly through his work and YouTube presentation about him.
· We will partner with Science and learn about the properties of plastic and try to predict some outcomes when heat is applied to plastic.
· This is part of our student-driven solid waste reduction and recycling project.
Grades 7th and 8th
Art Class with SM along with Science with GR to make this a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) project.
All grades from 1st to 8th will be included in the Chihuly-like recycled bottle project that will be made into sculptures.
Objective:
Students will be able to:
· Learn how to reuse recyclables. They will be using recycled bottles to simulate using glass.
· They will learn how to repurpose what we would normally dispose of.
· They will learn to reimagine ways to upcycle glass and plastic
Essential Questions:
· How can we use recycled plastic bottles in a way to resemble glass as done by glass artist Dale Chihuly?
· How can we minimize the amount of glass and plastic that ends up in landfills? Can we increase the esthetic value of glass and plastic by allowing students to explore ways to upcycle these materials?
Material:
· Plastic bottles of all sizes and types brought from students’ homes and student-collected in school.
· We will use paint, permanent markers, heat gun, and oven.
Subjects Covered/Skills:
· We will talk about how we can use plastic bottles in a new way.
· How do plastic bottles resemble glass?
· They will also be learning about the physical and chemical properties of glass and plastics in Science for a joint lesson leading to a combined STEAM project where the 8th grade class will be going to a glass artist studio in Baltimore to learn about glass blowing.
· Science teacher GR will be introducing the students to glass fusing and Art teacher SM will be introducing stained glass.
Activity:
· We are doing several types of glass-like Art using plastic bottles.
· The students will be painting and cutting bottles in warm and cool colors and then making a Chihuly-like sculpture with them.
· The students will be making bowl-like sculptures to be displayed like a Chihuly ceiling using bottle bottoms, permanent markers, and a heat gun to mold the bottom.
· The students will also be making cups where they color with permanent markers and melt to flat discs in the oven, and we will display them with our Chihuly bowls.
· After researching the manufacturing and recycling of glass and plastic, students will explore what happens to each of these materials when a variety of heat sources are applied. Students will have the opportunity to create art from melted glass and plastic. They will write accompanying explanations for why the material they used “behaved” as it did.
Assessment/Celebration:
· The sculptures will be displayed at our Fine Arts Night in the spring as well as in semi-permanent displays in our school for all to see.
· The students will visit a glassblowing studio and blow their own work of art.
Resources/Partnerships:
· We will study the art part of this project by learning about Dale Chihuly through his work and YouTube presentation about him.
· We will partner with Science and learn about the properties of plastic and try to predict some outcomes when heat is applied to plastic.
· This is part of our student-driven solid waste reduction and recycling project.