Overview
| Subject |
IEFA, Visual Arts |
| Grade Level |
4-6 |
| Duration |
50 minutes |
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Goals
- Students will be able to understand the make design choices for computational circuits.
- Students will be able to understand and construct a visual narrative in the style of ledger art.
Content Standards
| IEFA Essential Understandings |
Description |
| EU 6 (History from Indian Perspectives) |
History is a story most often related through the subjective experience of the teller. With the inclusion of more and varied voices, histories are being rediscovered and revised. History told from an Indian perspective frequently conflicts with the stories mainstream historians tell. |
| Visual Arts |
Description |
| Anchor Standard #1 |
Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work. Collaborate on multiple approaches to a creative art or design problem and develop a plan from concept to completion for an artwork. |
| Anchor Standard #4 |
Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation. Describe how past, present, and emerging technologies impact the preservation and presentation of artwork. |
| Anchor Standard #8 |
Construct meaningful interpretations of artistic works. Analyze subject matter, form, and use of media in artwork. |
| Anchor Standard #10 |
Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art. Create artworks that reflect community cultural traditions. |
Prep
Teachers should complete the following preparation for the lesson:
Lesson Guide
Intro (10 mins)
Teacher explains that students will now think about the circuit they want to put on their Ledger Project.
Teacher shows examples of circuits from other Ledger Projects to give some ideas. The Ledger Art Project Guide
provides a step-by-step process of constructing and coding the Ledger Art Project
with supplementary images.
Ask students why each LED is attached to a different pin
Why do you think the designer made this choice?
Tell students that in their designs, they can choose to attach each LED to a different pin or they can connect multiple LEDs to a single pin to make their LEDs in parallel. This is all part of the design process.
If we want LEDs to behave independently, they need to be
connected to different pins. Then we can code each pin to send current to the LED
independently. If all the LEDs were attached to the same pin, then turning the current
on at that pin would turn on all of the LEDs.
Plan the Circuit Diagram (15 mins)
Teacher passes out Storyboarding the Ledger Project
handout.
Students work independently.
Teacher supports students with individual questions and makes comments to the full class when class misconceptions emerge.
Design and Craft the Circuit (25 mins)
Teacher describes each step of the crafting process and writes each on the board:
- Draw circuit diagram on tracing paper.
- Get circuit checked by teacher.
- Draw approved circuit diagram on Ledger Project.
- Add copper tape and LEDs to circuit drawing.
Students craft their projects. For more information on how to add the circuitry
to the Ledger Art Project, see the Ledger Art Project Guide.
Vocabulary
The following are terms used in this lesson.
| Term |
Definition |
| Computational Circuit |
circuits that can control the flow of current by processing sequential steps made by humans. |