Public sculpture recognizes society's heroes.
Public sculpture symbolizes society's values and beliefs.
Public sculpture connects our past with our present. The guide contains many students activities, written and hands-on, as well as background on each sculpture presented in the videotape and a glossary for vocabulary study. Public Sculpture Web Sites Ask students to do further research on public sculptures utilizing these web sites which focus on materials found in the resource kit and on supplemental information. Create a monument to a modern-day hero. Keep in mind the characteristics of the monuments that you have been studying in class and the characteristics of a hero which were developed in class.