Eighth graders explore the many media artists work in — from painting and photography to sculpture and architecture — and learn to tell two-dimensional (flat) art from three-dimensional (form) art.
Students will be able to…
Art isn’t just paintings on a wall — it can be a sculpture, a building, a photograph, or a whole room! What are the different media artists use, and how do we group them?
Project this and sort each art medium into two-dimensional (flat) or three-dimensional (has form).
Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.
Art can be a building, a photo, or a whole room — how do we group media?
Students explore.
Students create.
Students share.
Students respond.
Aligned to the National Core Arts Standards (Visual Arts).
Experiment with a variety of art media.
Perceive and describe different media.
Choose media to express ideas.
Prepare artwork in various media for presentation.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students pick one art medium they’d like to try and describe what makes it interesting. A printable media sheet is in the Arts library.
Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.
A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.
A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.