ACTIVITIES FOR YOUR CLASSROOM

Designed to be fun and engaging, the content-rich activities are based on the Museum's renowned art and science collections and engage students in learning that will enhance their academic skills.

Activities

Educator Activities

Edward Hopper
House by the Railroad, 1925
, Oil on Canvas
, The Museum of Modern Art
Life in the Fast Lane: the Rapid Change and Growth of America in the Early 20th Century

Students will be examining a series of paintings that highlight America’s change into an industrial society, full of machines, factories, and pollution.

Frederic Edwin Church, 
Twilight, “Short Arbiter ‘Twixt Day and Night,” 1850, 
Newark Museum Collection 56.43
19th Century American Landscapes/The Hudson River School

Students will look at three Hudson River Valley paintings, read and write about pertinent essays from the time and view part of the documentary National Parks:  America’s Best Idea.

Minetta Good, At the Country Auction, 1935
The Great Depression and Great Recession

This Lesson uses pieces from the Newark Museum to enhance students understanding of the Great Depression and Great Recession. 

 

Louise Nevelson, 
Sky Presence II, 1960, 
Newark Museum Collection
Looking for Math in Art

By viewing pieces of artwork by students will discover how math is incorporated into artwork.

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Elementary School High School Middle School

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Art History Language Arts Math Social Studies

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American Art Arts of Asia