Manufacturing & Production - MILLINER
Classifying
hats using a Dichotomous Key
Make
Your Own "Mad Cap"
At the Milliner's by Edgar Degas
- in the spirit of Degas
Classifying
hats using a Dichotomous Key
Primary
Middle
Australian
Curriculum General Capability:
Numeracy
Teacher
In this activity, students are going to use the Dichotomous Key. Here is the information about Dichotomous Keys (Word doc) with some activities before you start on classifying the hats.
Get the students to watch this video on How to Make a Dichotomous Key - below.
How
to Make A Dichotomous Key
https://youtu.be/RXmMCcKneRI?si=33-7haTH-YcJFP1T
Students
1. Individually, after watching the video, you are to look at the Word doc - Classification, Dichotomous Keys and work out the puzzles.
2 Using what you have learnt, classify the following hats using a Dichotomous Key:
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3.
In pairs, check / evaluate each other's keys and discuss any differences.
4.
Display in the classroom and discuss the differences in their keys!
Middle
Secondary
Australian
Curriculum General Capability:
Numeracy
Australian
Curriculum General Capability:
Personal and social capability
Australian
Curriculum General Capability:
Critical and creative thinking
Teacher
Mad Cap instructions (NB. instructions are in inches)
Students
1. Go to the Mad Cap instructions [Word doc] (NB. instructions are in inches - you will need to convert to cms)
2. Follow the instructions, adding extra bling and take a photo of your creation.
3. What do you think of your creation? What have others said about it? How does that make you feel?
4. Up for another challenge? Try some of the DIY Millinery Hat Tutorials at Pinterest
"At
the Milliner's" by Edgar Degas: in the spirit of Degas
Middle
Secondary
Australian
Curriculum General Capability:
Personal and social capability
Australian
Curriculum General Capability:
Critical and creative thinking
Teacher
Target Group: Years 11 - 12 Art Students
Lessons: 4 - 5 x45mins after previously been exposed to as
many of the 27 works of Degas & the Milliner's shop.
Resources to show students before commencing their art work:
The Metropolitan Museum Of Art:
The
Millinery Shop c. 1879 - 86;
The
Milliner;
At the
Milliner's;
MoMA -
At the Milliner's c.
1882
Saint Louis Art Museum -
Degas, Impressionism,
and the Paris Millinery Trade;
the Milliners
Artchive -
At the Milliner's c 1882;
At the Milliner's c 1883;
The Little Milliners;
other works by Degas
(Source:
Artchive)
Students
1. You are to be inspired by the work of Edgar Degas and his 27 art works on the Milliner and the shop. You will be shown a collection of Degas' paintings.
2. Select ONE painting that you like and paint / draw your version from the resources above.
3. You are to keep an art diary - writing up what you want to do each lesson (and afterwards), why, and the outcome.
(Source:
Artchive)
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