The art integration included learning about cave art and then
transferring those concepts to modern day soil art and paintings. The
students were then asked to create a picture, whether it be abstract or
natural, and use the soils to paint it. Many students hesitated at first,
not convinced that soil could be used as paint, yet their results were
incredible!
styrofoam plate to illustrate themselves in their dream biome. An
overhead transparency sheet was used to cover the globe and a brief
description was written on the base.
Space Science
Science Standard (NC 6.E.1)
Understand the Earth/Moon/Sun system and the properties, structures
and predictable motions of celestial bodies in the Universe.
Life Science
Science Standard (6.L.2.3)
Summarize how the abiotic
factors of a biome affect the
ability of organisms to grow,
survive, and/or create their
own food.
Visual Art Essential
Standards (NC CX.2)
Understand the
interdisciplinary connections of life applications of the visual arts.
Integrated Lesson: If I lived in a Biome Globe
Snow Globes were the spark that ignited the idea for Biome Globes.
After our unit study on biomes and habitats, students were given the
following writing assignment: If you could create and live in a dream
biome, what would it look like? Explain in detail where your food would
come from, what type of animals and plants can survive there, what is
the temperature and climate of your biome, what is your source of
water and what type of shelter would you have? Once the students
gave a visual description of their biome, they were provided with a
Art Standard (NC 6.V.2)
Apply creative and critical thinking skills to artistic expression.
Integrated homework lesson: Galactic Fashion Show
This lesson was the highlight of our unit study on space. It was
assigned as a homework project due to time constraints in the
classroom. The assignment was to create any type of apparel
showcasing any idea/content the student had learned during our
Space study. On the day of the Fashion Show students wrote a
fashion statement (based on science
content) that was to be read by the
fashion show host (me) as they walked
around the classroom modeling their
apparel. An example: “Donna is modeling
the latest fashion in solar system wear,
focusing on the sun and its 8 orbiting
planets….” The students were very
creative modeling a variety of projects
and supporting each other with each
unique presentation.
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