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I am an inventor lesson

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In this lesson, students explore the life, work and times of Rube Goldberg. The lesson uses Rube Goldberg’s work to teach students about simple machines, how they function and their design principles. Working in groups, the students then design and create a Rube Goldberg machine that can complete a simple task. Students ...

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Dust Echoes, Ep 8: The Be

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The stories we tell reveal a lot about our culture and what we value. Explore the story of the Be man, which comes from Dalabon country in the Northern Territory. This animated story is about two brothers who investigate a mysterious visitor to their home.

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'The Rajah quilt' 1841

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The Rajah quilt was made by female convicts on route from England to the colony of Tasmania in 1841. It consists of 2815 pieces of fabric and was presented to the Governor's wife upon arrival as a testament to the women's industry. The women learned these skills on the long journey to Australia on board their convict ship ...

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BTN: Easter symbols

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What comes to your mind when you think of Easter? You may have known that some of the traditions we currently enjoy around Easter holidays have their roots in religion, but did you know some may have their roots in pagan traditions? This video explains what some Easter symbols mean and how they came about.

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Shaun Tan's The Lost Thing

  • TLF-IDM021385

This is a very rich resource for students from the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI), which gives them an insight into the art of Shaun Tan through a focus on both the book and the film of The Lost Thing. The content focuses on aspects of storytelling, including themes, techniques, forms and language, visual, ...

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Making waves with Hokusai

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Students create artworks and poetry inspired by the works of Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai.

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Brushing up on animals

  • TLF-IDM025978

Students discover techniques for drawing animals and painting an artwork.

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Fun with flowers

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Students discover the creative and scientific art of botanical illustration and respond to the drawing through poetry and music.

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Going on an adventure

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Explore drama and visual arts activities using an adventure story as a stimulus.

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The Art and Science of Impressionist Color

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In this sequence of lessons, students will learn about the Impressionist painters' use of colour and how it connected to early-19th-century scientific theories about colour. They will explore combinations of primary and secondary colours, experiment creating secondary colours, and create a landscape using complementary colours.

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'Old Negro (former slave) with horn with which slaves were called', 1939

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This is a black-and-white photograph showing an old African American man sitting in a doorway and holding a horn once used to summon slaves to work at sunrise. The photograph was taken near Marshall in Texas, USA, by photographer Russell Lee.

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Stamping in visual arts

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In visual art, what do you think stamping refers to? Learn how to create artworks using this technique. See if you can find something other than a leaf as the stamp to experiment with.

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Create: What is abstract art?

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Traditionally artworks were representations of real life objects and environments. When you looked at these works you could usually identify what the artist was representing. How is abstract art different from this? Watch this video to see an example of an abstract painting, then have a go at creating one yourself!

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Brushes Redux - iTunes app

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Create paintings using editable brushes with a range of brush effects. Includes layers, transparency, and ability to export and import images. Unlimited undo and redo allows you replay your brushstrokes. Images can be saved to camera roll, file sharing, emailed or posted on social media. Free when reviewed 27/5/2015.

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Autumn leaves

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Explore dance, art and music through a song about Autumn leaves. Make some art works, dance like a leaf and learn to play the song on a keyboard instrument.

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Cat-toons!

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Students learn about cartooning techniques to create cat cartoons inspired by the Cat in the Hat.

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Bird's eye art

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A visual arts activity for students using aerial perspective and abstract forms.

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Metamorphosis

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Using drama and visual arts students explore a world of play and imagination where nothing is as ordinary as it seems.

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Scarecrow dancing

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Students explore dance through scarecrow images and movements. They engage in creative play and create simple images.

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Inspire me …

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Using stimulus material to inspire art and music. Learn about plastics in the ocean and what oceanographers have learnt through seascape artwork. Create an artwork based on a seascape and plastic waste, Explore graphic notation and create a city soundscape with an artwork as a stimulus.

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