How scavenger hunts can be used in the classroom:
Scavenger hunts can be used in the classroom in many ways. They can be
used as a study guide, a review, an introduction to a new unit or subject, or as
an alternative to a normal research project. Scavenger hunts can be used to
motivate students to learn new material because the hunts are fun, and
sometimes competitive. A teacher can use scavenger hunts to have reluctant students
learn new material without the students knowing that they are actually
learning. At the same time, scavenger hunts allow the teacher to introduce
students to various search engines and the correct way to search for
information. Students will learn how to use key words in their searches and
they’ll become aware of the wide array of information that they can find on the
internet.
I chose to use the Type
B scavenger hunt because I like the fact that students will have one website
to search from. In a Type B scavenger hunt the teacher develops
a series of questions and provides students a hyperlink to the website or web
page that has the answers. Type A scavenger hunt has students searching the whole web for
information. Without close supervision, students could easily end up on an inappropriate
website. Type B allows the teacher to have more control over what the students
view online. The website that I will be using for my scavenger hunt is
Factmonster.com.
All about Art Scavenger Hunt
You are going on an
Internet scavenger hunt to find answers to the following questions about art.
Use Factmonster to find the answer(s) to each question. Be
sure you use precise key words to help you find accurate information. Remember
to read each question carefully as you are graded according to the correct
answer for the topic in the question. Most important of all, HAVE FUN!
1. What are the primary
and secondary colors on the color wheel?
2. What artist painted the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper?
3. What is a tapestry?
4. List and describe three major types
of painting.
5. Where is the
Louvre and what top art does it contain? List the art titles with the artist
name.
ANSWER KEY
1. Primary – red, yellow, blue. Secondary
– orange, green, purple.
2. Leonardo Da Vinci
3. A hand-woven fabric of plain
weave made without shuttle or drawboy, the design of weft threads being
threaded into the warp with fingers or a bobbin.
4. Possible answers:
·
A landscape is an outdoor scene. A landscape
artist uses paint to create not only land, water, and clouds but air, wind, and
sunlight.
·
A portrait is an image of a person or animal.
Besides showing what someone looks like, a portrait often captures a mood or
personality.
·
A still life shows objects, such as flowers, food,
or musical instruments. A still life reveals an artist's skill in painting
shapes, light, and shadow.
·
A real life scene
captures life in action. It could show a busy street, a beach party, a dinner
gathering, or anyplace where living goes on.
·
A religious work of
art shares a religious message. It might portray a sacred story or express an
artist's faith.
5.
Paris, France
Top
Art:
Mona
Lisa (Leonardo da Vinci), Venus of Milo, Victory of
Samothrace, Slaves (Michelangelo), Embarkation for Cythera (Antoine
Watteau) Wedding at Cana (Veronese), The Lacemaker (Jan
Vermeer), The Raft of the Medusa (Theodore Gericault)
