Exploring the Red Ball Art Installation

Exploring the Red Ball Art Installation

Assessment

Interactive Video

Arts, Social Studies, Fun

5th - 8th Grade

Hard

Created by

Aiden Montgomery

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The video discusses Kurt Perski's art project involving a giant red ball, which has traveled to cities like Barcelona, Sydney, St. Louis, and Portland. The speaker highlights the collaborative effort to bring the ball to Portland, emphasizing the need for permission rather than funding. The video contrasts the reactions of adults, who often ignore the ball, with children, who eagerly engage with it. The overarching theme is an invitation to engage with something unusual and different.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main theme introduced at the beginning of the video?

An invitation to accept unusual and different things

The importance of art in society

The history of New York artists

The significance of color in art

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which cities have hosted Kurt Perski's red ball installation?

New York, Los Angeles, Chicago

Tokyo, Beijing, Seoul

Barcelona, Sydney, St. Louis, Portland

London, Paris, Berlin

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the artist's request to the city officials in Portland?

A public event to unveil the ball

Permission to display the red ball

Financial support for the installation

A permanent location for the ball

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do children typically react to the red ball?

They ignore it

They are afraid of it

They run up and interact with it

They ask their parents about it

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a common reaction of adults when they see the red ball?

They take pictures with it

They organize events around it

They ask questions about it

They pretend not to see it

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the red ball symbolize in terms of public interaction?

A representation of urban development

A call for more public art installations

A challenge to traditional art forms

An invitation to engage with the unusual