Sculpting

Topics Year 4/5
This unit is part of Ancient Greece Parthenon Marbles

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Objectives

History

Ancient Greece – a study of Greek life and achievements and their influence on the western world.

Art

Improve mastery of art and design techniques, including drawing, painting and sculpture with a range of materials.

Lesson Planning

Using newspaper, mod roc and air-drying clay, sculpt a relief frieze of your scene.

Teaching Outcomes:

To look at how the Parthenon marbles were made.
To make a sculpted version of the scene they made in the last session.

Children will:

Know which bits of the Parthenon are carved in low relief, high relief and sculpture in the round.
Demonstrate their understanding of low and high relief by recreating it.
Use various materials to create a 3D sculpture.

Planning

Provided Resources

The Parthenon Marbles
How to sculpt in relief

You Will Need

Poseable figures and drawings from last session
Newspaper
Card
ModRoc
Bowls of water
Air-drying clay or FiMo
Sculpting tools

Weblinks

Carving in marble - YouTube clip
Animation of the reconstruction of a metope - YouTube clip