Lesson: Take Off with Paper Airplanes- 5th Grade (Engineering and Visual Arts)

Lesson: Take Off with Paper Airplanes- 5th Grade  (Engineering and Visual Arts) Contributed by: Integrated Teaching and Learning Program, College of Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder Figure 1. The Parts of an Airplane Summary This lesson introduces students to the art of designing an airplane through paper airplane constructions. The goal is that students will learn important aircraft design considerations and how engineers must iterate their designs to achieve success. Students first follow several basic paper airplane models, after which they will then design their own paper airplane. They will also learn how engineers make models to test ideas and designs.

Lesson: Study of Cell Parts, Mitosis, and DNA- 5th Grade (Science and Music)

Science Sampler: Using the Arts to Enhance Science Learning

Lesson: Study of Cell Parts, Mitosis, and DNA- 5th Grade (Science and Music)

Science Scope. September 2007.

Over the years, the author has developed several lessons in which songs, arts and crafts, drama, and body motions are used to better facilitate student learning in life science. This article presents a sample of songs that correspond with a study of cell parts, mitosis, and DNA. The “Pin the Part on the Cell” activity and making DNA models from crepe paper, which are used in conjunction with the songs, are also described.

Lesson: Architects and Engineers- 4th to 5th Grade (Visual Arts and Engineering)

 Lesson: Architects and Engineers- 4th to 5th Grade (Visual Arts and Engineering)

Contributed by: Integrated Teaching and Learning Program, College of Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder Summary Students explore the interface between architecture and engineering. In the associated hands-on activity, students act as both architects and engineers by designing and building a small parking garage.

Lesson: Cartooning - 4th Grade to 5th Grade (Visual Arts and Science)

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Lesson: Cartooning - 4th Grade to 5th Grade (Visual Arts and Science)

Inside a cartoonist’s world - Liza Donnelly

From cave drawings to the Sunday paper, artists have been visualizing ideas -- cartoons -- for centuries. New Yorker cartoonist Liza Donnelly walks us through the many stages every cartoon goes through, starting with an idea and turning into something that connects us on a deeply human level.

Lesson: Biome Is Where the Art Is- 3rd to 5th Grade (Science and Visual Art)

Lesson: Biome Is Where the Art Is

Lesson: Biome Is Where the Art Is- 3rd to 5th Grade (Science and Visual Art)

Science Scope. September 2005.

Summary
Creating torn paper biomes integrates science and visual art in a performance task that assesses students’ knowledge of the characteristics of the biomes of the earth. Students who have difficulty communicating their knowledge in writing can show what they know through art.