Orchid still lifes: elementary.Objectives Students learn all about orchids and the different varieties. They watch them grow and take care of them. They record their observations with sketches. They experiment with a variety of media. Materials Charcoal pencils, white drawing paper, oil pastels, pastels, watercolors, tempera tempera (tĕm`pərə), painting method in which finely ground pigment is mixed with a solidifying base such as albumen, fig sap, or thin glue. paints, chalk, and brushes. Introduction Through careful observation throughout the school year, students compare the growing conditions and changes in orchids. Flowers can last for one day or for many weeks. The dendrobium requires bright light and some sun. Water when the soil begins to dry. Keep temperatures at 45-65 [degrees] F at night and 65-95 [degrees] F during the day. Fertilize on a regular basis. Water and fertilizer must be reduced after blooming. The paphiopedilum (often referred to as the "slipper orchid orchid, popular name for members of the Orchidaceae, a family of perennial herbs widely distributed in both hemispheres. The unusually large family (of some 450 genera and an estimated 10,000 to 17,500 species) includes terrestrial, epiphytic (see epiphyte), and ") is an excellent houseplant houseplant Plant adapted for growing indoors, commonly a member of a species that flourishes naturally only in warm climates. Two factors contribute to the success of the huge number of species grown as houseplants: they must be easy to care for, and they must be able to and needs only bright light and little sun. It grows well under artificial lights, but requires constant moisture and little fertilizer. The temperature requirements are about the same as the dendrobium, but it needs water constantly. Procedure Throughout the year, and at various phases in the orchid's development, students sketch the orchids with charcoal pencils. When an orchid blooms, they learn to make their sketches quickly, for some blooms are very short lived. To culminate culminate, in astronomy, the maximum height in the sky reached by a celestial body on a given day. At the culminate the body is crossing the observer's celestial meridian and is said to be in upper transit. their orchid growing experience, students refer to their sketches when completing their finished still-life painting still-life painting Depiction of inanimate objects for the sake of their qualities of form, colour, texture, composition, and sometimes allegorical or symbolical significance. Still lifes were painted in ancient Greece and Rome. . For the finished painting, they have a choice of media: oil pastels, pastels, watercolors, water crayons, tempera paints, or chalk. Evaluation Students compare the effects of the different media and give reasons for their choices of media. They share their feelings for the flowers and review the things they observed and the facts they learned. ClipCard submitted by Linda Yoffe, an art teacher at Tokeneke School Tokeneke Elementary School is one of five elementary schools serving children in Kindergarten through fifth grade in the Darien school district of Darien, Connecticut. in Darien, Connecticut Darien is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It is one of the most affluent communities in the United States. Two Metro North railroad stations serve Darien: Noroton Heights and Darien'''. . |
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