Wednesday, January 11, 2006

Avon HS Art Students learn how to sand cast

Mrs. Petrulis’ High School art students met with their partner class at Amherst Middle School to learn how to sand cast. Being that sand casting is a messing project, takes time to complete and Amherst has carpet in their distance learning lab, the project could not be done online. To help the students of Avon understand the project and to see the steps to completing sand casts Mrs. Morris videotaped her advanced class. The video was edited by their districts video department and was played through the VCR to the students at Avon HS.

This format allowed students to ask questions and get feed back from the Amherst Jr. students on the project. The students enjoyed the interaction and the opportunity to ask someone that had already completed the project. Avon HS Art Students will follow up this activity in a couple of days to show off their projects in a virtual show and tell conference.

Thanks again Miss Morris and her class at Amherst Junior High!