2013 NSTA STEM Forum & Expo Presenter Kenton Wesby DuPont Hadley Middle School

1. STEM EDITION 2013 NSTA STEM Forum & Expo Presenter Kenton Wesby DuPont Hadley Middle School Art Specialist/SECME Master Teacher Kwesby.wikispaces.com K Wesby/NSTA Forum 2013

2. K W L What Do you KNOW about perspective? WHAT Do YOU WANT TO KNOW about perspective? WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED about perspective? K Wesby/NSTA Forum 2013

3. Glossary of Terms Horizon Line ~ In perspective this line is drawn across the canvas at the viewer's eye level. It represents the line in nature where the sky appears to meet the ground.Linear Perspective ~ A mathematical system for creating the illusion of space and distance on a flat surface such as a canvas or wall. Renaissance ~ The period of Western European history stretching from the early 14th century to the mid to late 16th century (early 1300s to mid to late 1500s). "Renaissance" comes from a French word meaning "rebirth." The term describes the movement that led to new interest and achievement in art, literature, and science. During this time scholars again began studying and discussing the original writings of the ancient Greek and Roman philosophers. New translations of ancient books became available. In Italy, and later in Northern Europe, painters and sculptors began studying nature more closely and using what they observed in their art. They also looked back to the art of ancient Rome for inspiration. Architects and engineers applied new techniques together with their own artistic style to create marvelous structures unlike any seen before Orthogonal Lines ~ Straight diagonal lines drawn to connect points around the edges of a picture to the vanishing point. They represent parallel lines receding into the distance and help draw the viewer's eye into the depth of the picture Three Dimensional ~ Having height, width, and depth. A box is three dimensional.Two Dimensional ~ Having height and width only. A painting of a box is two dimensional.Vanishing Point ~ The single point in a picture where all parallel lines that run from the viewer to the horizon line appear to come together. The vanishing point is generally placed at the viewer's eye level. Distance is a numerical description of how far apart objects are Depth the measurement between two points. K Wesby/NSTA Forum 2013

4. WHAT WILL YOU DO TODAY? How Far How Small? Investigate how objects appear in nature. Manipulate the eye to create the illusion of depth and distance. Drawing Structures: Create a drawing of a cityscape using the principals of linear perspective. Understand basic principals of one a two point perspective. See My Perspective: Using linear perspective principles to visually see perspective in nature. Take digital images of buildings in various forms of perspective. Create a disc of your images. City of Legos (Building Structures) Build a replica of a city block using Legos or other building blocks. Wrap up K Wesby/NSTA Forum 2013

5. Future Building Designers K Wesby/NSTA Forum 2013

6. Photography & Design K Wesby/NSTA Forum 2013

7. Future Architects at Work K Wesby/NSTA Forum 2013

8. How Far How Small “ Depth & Distance & Space” K Wesby/NSTA Forum 2013

9. Place 1 Place 2 What do you see? Which objects & people appear closer? Which are further? How does size of objects and people change? K Wesby/NSTA Forum 2013

10. Activity 1: Color, cut and glue the following object onto sheet #2 using the correct Depth & Distance. Arrange objects so they show what is closest to the viewer and what is farthest away from the viewer. K Wesby/NSTA Forum 2013

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12. WHY? The entire effect of distance making an object look smaller is in your eye, specifically your retina. What your eye sees is determined by angle rather than width. Your eye can see anything within a "cone" extending from the lens. This cone projects onto your retina. The size of your retina and your eyeball determine the width of this sight cone . A way to envision the cone is the beam of light extending from a flashlight. As you get further from the flashlight, the width of the beam gets larger. Likewise, your eyes can see a greater width when looking at things further away. Your eye sees size as how much of this vision cone is filled by the object. When a book is very close, the cone may not even cover an entire page. When further away, the book will only fill a small part of your vision cone. When very far away, the book covers such a small portion of the vision cone that you may not even notice the book is there. Because you see more at a further distance, each object becomes a smaller portion of all that you see. www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/chem03/chem03353.htm K Wesby/NSTA Forum 2013

13. Linear perspective Linear Perspective ~ A mathematical system for creating the illusion of space and distance on a flat surface such as a canvas or wall, by using angles and lines. K Wesby/NSTA Forum 2013

14. What is Linear Perspective?Drawing Structures In Perspective One Point Perspective Two Point Perspective K Wesby/NSTA Forum 2013

15. One Point Perspective K Wesby/NSTA Forum 2013

16. One Point PerspectiveVersion 2 K Wesby/NSTA Forum 2013

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21. Drawing in One Point Perspective K Wesby/NSTA Forum 2013

22. 1pt perspective activity Sheet K Wesby/NSTA Forum 2013

23. Two Point Perspective K Wesby/NSTA Forum 2013

24. Drawing In Two Point Perspective K Wesby/NSTA Forum 2013

25. Examples K Wesby/NSTA Forum 2013

26. 2pt perspective activity Sheet K Wesby/NSTA Forum 2013

27. Seeing My PerspectivePhotographing Structures in Perspective K Wesby/NSTA Forum 2013

28. Take a picture using these four examples of perspective. 1 2 3 4 K Wesby/NSTA Forum 2013

29. Specialist Information • Specialist Equipment Number: ____________ • Specialist Names: • _______________________________ • _______________________________ • _______________________________ • _______________________________ • _______________________________ Each specialist must take 5 pictures one of each example of perspective & and anchor picture of themselves. Remember every person has to take a different picture. It can be the same object but must show different perspective. Turn in this sheet with your equipment. You have 50 minutes Project Due Time:____________________ K Wesby/NSTA Forum 2013

30. City of Lego’s K Wesby/NSTA Forum 2013

31. Lego Building Examples K Wesby/NSTA Forum 2013

32. Assessment Rubric Comments: __________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Points Earned: _________________________ ÷ _______ possible points x 100 = Grade: _____________ Teacher’s Signature: _____________________________________ Date: ________________________ Students Name: ________________________________________________________________________ Grading Range: A: 93-100 B: 85-92 C: 75-84 D: 70-74 F: 0-69 K Wesby/NSTA Forum 2013

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37. Resources Linear Perspective Lessons: www.renaissanceconnection.org/lesson www.lessonplanspage.com/printables/PArtMathOnePointPerspcetiveAnd InteriorDesign www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/leonardosPerspective.html Drawing In Perspective Lessons and Examples: http://www.alifetimeofcolor.com Lego Building Examples www.mbaintheusa.com/.../2008/05/buildings.jpg www.Legos.com http://minifigures.lego.com/en-us/games/brick builder.aspx?icmp=COUSGamesGLMinifigBrickBuilder http://creative.lego.com/en-us/games/builder.aspx?icmp=COUSGamesGLCreativeCreativeBuilder K Wesby/NSTA Forum 2013