Learning Objectives
(from the Fairfax County Program of Studies K-6):
Art objects are produced by people
of all cultures.
Artists from different places
represent people and dwellings differently.
Recognize how homes around the
world reflect their environment.
Artworks and architecture communicate
information through visual clues.
Define a symbol as an object that
stands for something.
Compare attributes of public and
private spaces.
Compare market places from different
cultures.
Geography and climate are reflected
in architecture.
Artifacts from ancient cultures
give clues about daily life and religion.
Architectural form can communicate
the technical knowledge and style of a culture.
Architecture can communicate how
human groups adapt to local environments and make use of locally available
materials.
Cultural beliefs and values that
humans devise as ways of ordering their world can be seen in their art
and architecture.
Compare similarities and differences
in the visual imagery of diverse cultures by examining factors such as
form, material , function, style and intention.
Compare symbolic writing styles
used by ancient cultures.
Art can reflect the relationship
between artists and their culture by examining personal, political, socioeconomic,
religious, geographic, and other issues.
Structures reflect the needs,
visions, hopes, and aspirations of the societies that create them.
Architecture has been produced
all over the world and throughout time.