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Sculpture Condition Assessment

Sculpture assessment document with a box to sketch and a check-list.

Sculpture Condition Assessment Activity

Sculpture Condition Assessment

Materials

  • Handout
  • Any object (sculpture, work of art, vase, cup, bowl, etc.)

Steps

  1. Have students act like conservators. Choose an object for close looking and have students complete the handout.
Sculpture assessment document with a box to sketch and a check-list.
Sculpture condition assessment document with a box to sketch.

Sculpture Condition Assessment Activity

Sculpture Condition Assessment Activity

Project Blue Boy Connections


Students will use a magnifying glass to look closely at an object. Like the conservator looking at The Blue Boy, students will examine, document, and determine next steps for care. This activity will show students that both paintings and sculpture need to be cared for.

Student Connection


What collections or items do students have that they must care for?

Standards 

NGSS Standards
3-LS3 Influence of the environment – While this activity does not align with this standard directly, the activity builds on the idea of environmental impact.

3-ESS3-1 Merit of a design solution – At the end of the assessment, students are asked to determine what steps of conservation will be needed. This is an example of asking students to design a solution.