For this activity, our teachers introduced us to crafts and creating stepping stones out of cement. In the center we had a picture we had brought to class that was laminated. This was to prevent the picture from getting worn from weather. We discussed different principles and elements of art, including unity, balance, and pattern. In this I incorporated unity by placing my picture directly in the middle. It is the focal point of the project. Afterwards, I created a pattern of green rocks on the sides and red on the top and bottom. Then I used different colored rocks and placed them all around my picture. We poured cement in a plastic tray and had to shuffle it around to keep the water bubbles out. We placed the picture in the middle afterwards and pressed down firmly so it would stay in place and not pop up. We did the same with our rocks. An extension activity for this project would be to discuss research how cement is made and how it goes from a liquid to a solid.
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