Cubism: Multiple Perspectives
Students will investigate Cubist art, understanding how artists depicted objects from multiple viewpoints simultaneously.
Key Questions
- How does Cubism challenge traditional ways of seeing and representing objects?
- Design a drawing that attempts to show an object from several angles at once.
- Analyze how breaking objects into geometric shapes creates a new kind of visual experience.
Common Core State Standards
About This Topic
Local government and services are the parts of government that students see every day. They explore how county and city governments provide essential services like schools, parks, police and fire protection, and road maintenance. This topic connects to civics standards by showing how government works at the most local level.
Students also learn how local governments pay for these services through taxes and how they are led by people like mayors and city council members. This topic comes alive when students can use collaborative investigations to 'budget' for a fictional town or interview a local official to learn about their job and the challenges they face.
Active Learning Ideas
Simulation Game: The Town Budget
Groups are given a 'budget' of play money and a list of town needs (e.g., a new park, more police, fixing a bridge). They must decide how to spend their money and then explain their choices to the 'Town Council' (the class).
Gallery Walk: Local Services in Action
Post photos of different local services (e.g., a library, a trash truck, a fire station). Students walk through and identify one way each service helps their family and one person who works in that service.
Think-Pair-Share: Who's the Leader?
Students think about who the leaders are in their own town or city. They pair up to discuss what they think a mayor's most important job is and share with the class.
Watch Out for These Misconceptions
Common MisconceptionThe state government does everything.
What to Teach Instead
Explain that many of the things students use every day, like parks and trash pickup, are actually provided by their local government. A 'Local Services' gallery walk can help students see these differences.
Common MisconceptionGovernment services are 'free.'
What to Teach Instead
Teach that services are paid for by taxes that people in the community pay. A 'Town Budget' simulation can help students understand where the money comes from and how it is used.
Suggested Methodologies
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