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AP 3-D Art and Design

Develop a sustained 3-D art and design practice by exploring form, space, materials, revision, and portfolio presentation.

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BI1Investigate Materials, Processes, and Ideas4 topics

Students investigate how form, space, materials, processes, and context can generate a sustained three-dimensional inquiry.

  1. BI1-AFrame an inquiry from lived experience
  2. BI1-BTest materials, processes, and ideas
  3. BI1-CConnect experiments to art and design traditions
  4. BI1-DEvaluate choices and document discoveries

BI2Make Art and Design4 topics

Students develop a connected body of three-dimensional work by testing construction choices, revising forms, and refining spatial relationships.

  1. BI2-ASet questions that guide a body of work
  2. BI2-BPractice, experiment, and revise
  3. BI2-CCombine materials, processes, and ideas purposefully
  4. BI2-DUse 3-D design concepts deliberately

BI3Present Art and Design4 topics

Students document and explain three-dimensional work clearly enough for viewers to understand scale, form, process, and intention.

  1. BI3-AExplain how materials and processes support an idea
  2. BI3-BDescribe skills visible in the work
  3. BI3-CState the questions that guided the investigation
  4. BI3-DShow evidence of practice, experimentation, and revision

SISustained Investigation3 topics

Develop and document an inquiry-guided body of work through practice, experimentation, revision, reflection, and clear written evidence.

  1. SI-1Plan an inquiry and evidence trail
  2. SI-2Document practice, experimentation, and revision
  3. SI-3Select images and prepare written evidence

SWSelected Works3 topics

Choose and document finished work that demonstrates purposeful synthesis of materials, processes, and ideas for the required portfolio section.

  1. SW-1Select works that show purposeful synthesis
  2. SW-2Document materials, processes, and ideas clearly
  3. SW-3Verify the final portfolio submission