Art is the catalyst for collaboration and curricular integration by teachers in resources and professional development offered by the North Carolina Museum of Art. Learn about online resources and model lessons that enable teachers of all subjects to engage students with artintegrated lessons across content areas. Presenter(s): Jill Taylor and Tonya Scott

1. Resources for Integrating and Collaborating through Art
6th
grade Example Images
Connections: Inquiry, Inference
Lessons: Asking Questions (http://artnc.org/lessons/asking-questions)
Standards: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.4, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.6.1, 6.V.1.1,
6.CX.1.2, 6.CR.1.1
Essential Question: How does asking questions lead to deeper thinking?
Connections: Ancient Culture, Volcanoes
Lessons: Modeling Volcanoes (http://artnc.org/lessons/modeling-volcanoes)
Standards: Science 6.E.2.2, Visual Arts
6.V.1.1, 6.V.3.3, 6.CX.2.2, 6.CR.1.2
Essential Question: How do different types of volcanoes vary in appearance and eruptions?
7th
Grade Example Images
Connections: Problem-Solving, Circles, Measurement
Lessons: Constructing Circles
(http://artnc.org/lessons/constructing-circles)
Standards: CCSS.Math.Content.7.G.2, CCSS.Math.Content.7.G.4; Visual
Arts 7.V.3.1, 7.CX.2.2, 7.CR.1.1
Essential Question: What are the parts of a circle?
Connections: Clouds and Weather, Industrial Revolution
Lessons: Weather Forecasting
(http://artnc.org/lessons/weather-forecasting)
Standards: Science 7.E.1.4, Visual Arts 7.V.2.2 , 7.V.3.3, 7.CX.1.1
Essential Question: How do types of clouds vary in appearance and altitude?
How can weather conditions be used to create a forecast?

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3. 8th
Grade Example Images
Connections: North Carolina History, Portraiture, Character
Lessons: Andrew Jackson: A Presidential Portrait
(http://artnc.org/lessons/presidential-portrait-andrew-jackson)
Standards: Social Studies 8.H.1.2, 8.H.1.3, 8.H.2.1, 8.H.3.3, Visual Arts
8.V.2.3, 8.CX.1.1, 8.CX.2.2, 8.CR.1.1
Essential Question: How is our perception of history shaped by primary
sources?
Connections: Problem-solving, Chemistry
Lessons: Putting Back the Pieces
(http://artnc.org/lessons/putting-back-pieces)
Standards: Science 8.P.1.3, Visual Arts 8.CX.2.3
Essential Question: How can knowledge of science and history help us solve real-world
problems?
North Carolina Museum of Art Program Information
The Big Picture
The Big Picture is a statewide professional development program that supports K-12 educators
and students as they connect across disciplines through art. A full listing of Big Picture programs
is available at www.artnc.org.
Art of Collaboration
Each school year the Museum partners with public school systems to bring our collections into
classrooms across North Carolina. Art of Collaboration teachers use the visual arts to engage
their students in learning about math, science, social studies, and language arts. Since the
project's inception in 2007, the Museum has partnered with more than 300 teachers and 8800
students in elementary and middle schools in 26 North Carolina counties.
North Carolina Virtual Public Schools
Did you know North Carolina Museum of Art offers free online courses through the North
Carolina Virtual Public School? Students can now enroll in our first middle school course entitled
Discovering Photography which meets 8th
grade NC Essential Standards in Art and fulfills the
graduation requirement for an online course.
Scheduling Tours (http://ncartmuseum.org/visit/tours/)
The Museum's school group coordinator will assist you in reserving a tour and selecting a theme
that best fits the needs of your students. For more information or to make a reservation, email
the coordinator (jcoon@ncartmuseum.org) or call (919) 664-6820. Reservations for school
groups must be made at least four weeks in advance. Tour requests will be filled in the order
received, with the aim of serving as many groups as possible. As tours are very popular, we
cannot guarantee every request.