Quarked: Shape Sleuth
What a great way to illustrate how shape affects the movement of objects in the real world. Play this game which asks you to kick a soccer ball at a hidden shape and determine what kind of shape it is by observing how the ball bounces off it. There is immediate feedback as you try to score the most points you can. The help section explains how to analyze the way the ball bounces off the invisible shape. There are four levels and each becomes more difficult with an increasing number of shapes rom which to choose. Will you be able to tell from a kick or two of the soccer ball whether the shape is a trapezoid? Good luck.
http://www.quarked.org/gamezone/shapesleuth.html
Arts ConnectEd: The Artist’s Toolkit
This toolkit is filled with so many ways to access the artist in you. With each of the six fundamentals of art, line, color, space, shape, balance, and rhythm, you can watch an animated explanation of the fundamental, find examples of that fundamental in works of art, and create your own work. Each of the fundamental concepts is broken down into smaller, related concepts, so, just by examining the demonstrations, you’ll get a comprehensive understanding of the fundamentals of art. You can then put that knowledge to work by recognizing the concepts in works of art that are in museums, and finally, apply those concepts to your own creation. Clicking on the Encyclopedia gives you even more examples. This is a great site to use for all levels of students.
http://artsconnected.org/toolkit/index.html
