Dr. Erica Saint Clair has been working with kids in science education for the past 3 years, including founding a program, BPAstroKIDS, to bring high quality STEAM education to Kitsap County youth. As a part of this consortium she is blended art and science together in the classroom to support and enrich Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS).
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Teacher Resources: Lesson plans include student prep, vocabulary, artist work and follow-up session
Sample Residency Description:
Make some space: K-2 students investigating Patterns in the Night sky can engage in a creative unit opening activity that combines art vocabulary, scientific vocabulary, collage, and fine motor skills. Students will use astronomy magazines to make a collage of their idea of space. Students can then place stickers on their collages to label galaxies, rockets, planets, etc. The main goal of this project is to captivate the imaginations of students and their ideas of space as they enter into the NGSS Patterns in the Night Sky unit. Students will share and reflect upon their collages of space
Robotic drawings: An artistic engineering challenge for 2-6th grade students. Students will engineer a drawing robot using plastic cups, motors, and markers. They can investigate ways to change the art of the drawing bot and make connections to engineering and design practices in accordance with NGSS standards. The goal of this project is to engage in art through the lens of engineering and design, showing students that all subjects are interconnected. Students will share and discuss the drawings their robots created, experiences they had (failures/successes), and what drawing design they felt expressed their views most.
Color changing paintings: Students will learn about acid and base chemistry as they partake in a two part program. In the first part students will create color changing paint using purple cabbage. They will paint an initial layer of their art and leave to it to dry. In the second part of the program students will use common acids and bases to change the colors of their paintings. The goal of this project is to show young students that art can be a layered process, and that even a medium like paint can find new dimensions through science.
EALR Focus:
1.1 Understands and applies arts concepts
1.2 Develops arts skills and techniques
2.3 Describes what is seen, felt, and/or heard
3.1 Using the arts to express and present ideas and feelings
Erica Saint Clair
425.466.8017
drerica@rosieresearch.com