Stories 2018 gallery interactives

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Gallery Activities Gallery activities and sketching paper are located on the bookshelf in this gallery.

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Gallery Activity: Counties of Maine

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Maine Counties Androscoggin Aroostook Cumberland Franklin Hancock Kennebec Knox Lincoln Oxford Penobscot Piscataquis Sagadahoc Somerset Waldo Washington York

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How many counties can you guess correctly?

Answers: 1. Aroostook, 2. Somerset, 3. Piscataquis, 4. Penobscot, 5. Washington, 6. Hancock, 7. Waldo, 8. Knox, 9. Lincoln, 10. Sagadahoc, 11. Cumberland, 12. York, 13. Androscoggin, 14. Kennebec, 15. Franklin, 16. Oxford

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Farnsworth Art Museum | Arts in Education Program | 2018 Developed by Andrea L. Curtis | Contributor: Claire Horne www.farnsworthartsineducation.org Resource: Geology.com

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Gallery Activity: Memories

Think of a special memory.

Draw a picture of this place. What do you see, hear, taste, and smell in this place? What makes it special to you?

Farnsworth Art Museum | Arts in Education Program | 2018 Developed by Andrea L. Curtis, Education Program Manager www.farnsworthartsineducation.org

Gallery Activity: Lobster Anatomy and Color

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Can you name the parts of a lobster?

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A. Pincher Claw B. Abdomen C. Telson D. Crusher Claw E. Walking Legs F. Antenna G. Cephalothorax

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Answers: 1.D, 2. A, 3. E, 4. F, 5. G, 6. B, 7. C

Farnsworth Art Museum | Arts in Education Program | 2018 Developed by Andrea L. Curtis | Contributor: Claire Horne Drawing by Farnsworth Teaching Artist, Karen Talbot www.farnsworthartsineducation.org

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Gallery Activity: Character Development Select a portrait from the Farnsworth Collection to carefully notice.

Title: ______________________________________________________ Year: __________ Artist: _____________________________________________________ • Notice: What do you notice about the person or people in the work of art? What are they wearing? Where are they? What is their expression? Write in detail what you see.

• Write: Pretend you are a person in this work of art. Write a story from their point of view.

Farnsworth Art Museum | Arts in Education Program | 2018 Developed by Andrea L. Curtis, Education Program Manager www.farnsworthartsineducation.org

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Write... __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________

My name is:

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Farnsworth Art Museum | Arts in Education Program | 2018 Developed by Andrea L. Curtis, Education Program Manager www.farnsworthartsineducation.org