Anticipated Summative Outcome
This unit will be a study of the Sun through a scientific, cultural, and artistic lens. You may be asking yourself why you would want to teach science in the art room, or art in the science room, and with this unit you may be using it in language arts! As I have said earlier, I am a strong believer in arts integration in all grades and subjects. Arts integration, when done correctly, requires a lot of differentiation to meet students’ needs. Integration also pairs perfectly with various visual tools and student-led inquiry based instruction for effective learning. Using these teaching strategies, students become more engaged and invested in their own learning, often without even realizing it! Additionally, the activities I provide (about the Sun, Sun stories, and the final art project) will tie together for a complete integrated learning experience.
My goal, and the importance of this unit for my students, is to cross the right and left brain so my students will retain more information about the subject matter going into high school and beyond. It is my hope that students will gain a new respect for our Sun, the star that makes all life on Earth possible. As mentioned previously, students have been learning about the sun since they were children learning to wear a hat and put on sun screen to keep from getting sun burned. With this unit I’m not so much filling a gap in science as adding a bridge with handrails to help students traverse the scientific, and often complicated, landscape of the Science of the Sun and the solar system and how humans have viewed it through history. As for our Art outcomes students will view, read, and understand cultural art and stories of the past, practice or further experiences with various mediums, and students will express themselves and explore their own creativity.
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