Selection Criteria
The sources included on this website were chosen for their legitimacy, originality and scope. I used resources from respected and reputable museums that are commited to providing age appropriate resources. I searched out activities that encouraged the use and understanding of basic modern art concepts.

Extension Ideas
1. Color and the Difference Between Pixels and Paper.
Watch this video about the way Color Field artist, Josef Albers used the relationships between colors to play with the perception of shade.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-TAcwAJjgo
Then find or paint sheets of color and place them side by side, what at first looks one shade, seems to change when compared to another. Then compare the color on paper to the ones on a computer monitor. Discuss the reasons why they would look different

2. Pop Art and the Repeating of Form
Artist Andy Wharhol used the same picture over and over to make a point about individuality and mass production of image. Find a black and whit image online and print it out. Have the students color and decorate it. How does the image change in the hands of each student?

Jackson Pollock painting in his studio on Long Island, New York, 1950.
© Hans Namuth
3. "I Could Do That!" Compare and contrast the differences and similarities to a painting made by Jackson Pollock in the 1950's and a digital version made by students with the online painting tool at www.jacksonpollock.org. Some points to make would be
A. How long do you think it to Jackson to make each painting?
B.What did he use to make the paintings? Paint? Buckets? Brushes?
C. What was the climate of the Art World at the time?
D. Had anyone ever made art like that before?
Source information:
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/468051/Jackson-Pollock

4.Local Artists, Local Sights Go to Flickr.com and use a Tag Search or GeoTagging to find pictures of locally made art. Then, make a set of Art Trading Cards.

5. Below are some Teacher Resources gathered from the museums and websites collected for this site.
The National Gallery
TeachersNGA Classroom: Online Resources
for teachers and students. Welcome to a place where teachers and students can connect art and curriculum. You can access lessons and resources by curriculum, topic, or artist.

www.artjunction.org/atcs_ideas.php
Art Junction is designed to provide a safe and structured virtual environment within which teachers and students can pursue artistic and educational goals through the activities, projects, and resources offered through this site

www.getty.edu/education/for_teachers/curricula
The Getty Museum has put together a wealth of lesson plans fort teachers to facilitate the discussion of modern art concepts that engage students with works of art to explore social, environmental, and political issues.