1. Understanding Art Lesson 9: Sculpture
Year 4 Art, Materials and Technology
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2. Rapid Review There are many styles of Indigenous Australian art.
Aboriginal rock art on the Barnett River, Mount Elizabeth Station
Rock Art
Cross Hatching
Also known as rarrk paintings
Dot Painting
Warlugulong by Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri
Colour field
My Country by Kuddirii Kngwarreye
True or False? Ancient rock art is found in many countries across the world.

3. Learning Objective
We will make a sculpture1 from natural or found materials.
1 3D art objects moulded or carved out of material such as wood or clay
Ghostnet dinghy "Loyalty" created by Erub artists.
This artwork was on display at the Cairns Indigenous Art Fair 2014 at the Cruise Liner Terminal. Purchased by The Australian National Gallery in Canberra.

4. Activating Prior Knowledge
We will make a sculpture1 from natural or found materials.
Traditional Indigenous Australian art is made from natural, found materials.
The Aboriginal Memorial, National Gallery of Australia
String bag -Margaret Sellars
TG: “Read With Me, today we will…”
Optional question.
Sand sculpture of a crocodile

5. Activating Prior Knowledge
Carving from rock
Bronze casting sculpture by Brett Garling, part of Sculptures in the Scrub in the Pilliga Forest, New South Wales
TG: “Read With Me, today we will…”
Optional question.
Tell your partner about a sculpture you have seen or created.
Big Camp Dog by Bruce Bell. Hand carved milk wood

6. Concept Development
We will make a sculpture from natural or found materials. Mould means to build a shape out of soft material. Carve means to cut or take away extra. Sculptures can be made from ghost nets1.
Key academic vocabulary comes from the learning objective.
E.g. We will describe the style of…
Definition: Style is…
Gesture optional for definition.
Moulding a clay pot
Ghost net turtle
‘Mould’ means to build a shape from hard materials.
True
False
1 broken and abandoned commercial fishing nets which accidentally trap marine life.
Carved kookaburra

7. Concept Development
We will make a sculpture from natural or found materials.
Sculptures can be made from ghost nets.
Key academic vocabulary comes from the learning objective.
E.g. We will describe the style of…
Definition: Style is…
Gesture optional for definition.
Crocodile Sorcerer by Elliot Koonutta, made in 2014 at Pormpuraaw Art & Culture Centre.

8. Ghost nets can be deadly to native wildlife like turtles
Skill Development
We will make a sculpture from natural or found materials.
To make a sculpture we will:
Find and collect materials to use
Decide what to make
Carefully take time to do our best work
Give the piece a name.
What’s the skill?
Pick 3 x non-volunteers.
Ghost nets can be deadly to native wildlife like turtles
Before starting, collect materials. Photo by Gina Allain.
Two different kinds of fishing net that can be turned into ghost net art work.

9. Skill Development
We will make a sculpture from natural or found materials.
To make a sculpture we will:
Find and collect materials to use
Decide what to make
Carefully take time to do our best work.
Give the piece a name.
Wilma and Sue Ryan starting a ghost net sculpture.
Photo by Gina Allain.
What’s the skill?
Pick 3 x non-volunteers.
Unravelling the rope can reveal different coloured twine.
Tell your partner something about ghost nets.

10. Skill Development
We will make a sculpture from natural or found materials.
To make a sculpture we will:
Find and collect materials to use
Decide what to make
Carefully take time to do our best work.
Give the piece a name.
Mavis Ngallametta's works were popular at the Cairns Indigenous Art Fair (CIAF) and helped to launch the Ghost Net Art Project.
Photo by Gina Allain.
What’s the skill?
Pick 3 x non-volunteers.

11. Guided Practice
We will make a sculpture from natural or found materials.
To make a sculpture we will:
Find and collect materials to use
Decide what to make
Carefully take time to do our best work.
Give the piece a name.
Ghost nets are _________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
broken and abandoned commercial fishing nets which accidentally trap marine life.
Tell your partner what you plan to make.

12. Relevance We will make a sculpture from natural or found materials.
This will help us to:
Think of ways we can turn a problem into a success.
Think of other ways to use natural and found materials.
Shekeena Pahimbung easily fits into this basket made during a ghost net workshop in Aurukun in 2009.
Photo by Sue Ryan.
Tell your partner another reason to make sculpture from natural or found materials.

13. Closure We will make a sculpture from natural or found materials.
To make a sculpture we will:
Find and collect materials to use
Decide what to make
Carefully take time to do our best work
Give the piece a name.
What’s the skill?
Pick 3 x non-volunteers.
Tell your partner something you have learned about ghost net sculpture.

14. Independent Practice
We will make a sculpture from natural or found materials.
To make a sculpture we will:
Find and collect materials to use
Decide what to make
Carefully take time to do our best work
Give the piece a name.
What’s the skill?
Pick 3 x non-volunteers.
Extended Thinking: Do you think it is good to make money from using abandoned materials? Why? Why not?