| Available to Grade(s): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
Program Can Serve: 30 |
| Art Form: Visual Arts |
Curriculum Focus: Science |
| Program Type: Both Grade Level and Arts/PE Program |
Integration Continuum Level: Alignment |
| # of Visits as a Grade Level Pro- gram: 1-60 min |
Length of Visit (Grade Level Program): 45-60min |
| # of Visits as an Arts/PE Program: 1-60min |
Length of Visit (Arts/PE Program): 45-60min |
| Program Format: In-School Short Term Residency |
Program Format Info: In-School Short Term Residency |
| Availability: All year |
| Cost per Classroom (Arts/PE Pro- gram): $450 |
Minimum # of Classrooms: none |
| Program Requires Prior Meeting: no |
Meeting Method: email |
| Materials Arts Provider Provides: paper, glitter glue, crayons |
| Materials School Provides: paper towels and pdf copies |
| Space and/or Set Up Requirements for Program: table for demonstration |
| Program Learning Objective: I can point out decomposition. I can observe the soil structure and illustrate the beneficial insects and mi-crobes using pencil, construction paper, and glitter glue. |
| Program Description (Grade Level Program): Help fight climate change by using your home food waste to create rich compost. Students will learn about soils and how to create compost using scraps from the kitchen. In this workshop you will learn how to enhance your soil so your plants will thrive and your soil structure will be in good health. |
| Program Description (Arts/PE Program): Help fight climate change by using your home food waste to create rich compost. Students will learn about soils and how to create compost using scraps from the kitchen. In this workshop you will learn how to enhance your soil so your plants will thrive and your soil structure will be in good health. |
| Additional Notes: Lesson can be adjusted depending on students prior knowl- edge. |
| Parent Engagement Opportunities: help foster ideas for design |
| Core & National Art Standards: |
| Grade K |
| Grade K: Science Standards: Science Models, Laws, Mechanisms, and Theories Ex- plain Natural Phenomena: K-2: Science use drawings, sketches, and models as a way to communicate ideas. |
| Grade K: Visual Art: Creating: Anchor Standard 1: Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work: Engage in exploration and imaginative play with materials. |
| Grade K: Visual Art: Creating: Anchor Standard 2: Organize and develop artistic ideas and work: Through experimentation, build skills in various media and ap- proaches to art-making. |
| Grade 1 |
| Grade 1: Science Standards: Scientific Investigations Use a Variety of Methods: K-2: Science investigations begin with a question. Scientists use different ways to study the world. |
| Grade 1: Visual Art: Creating: Anchor Standard 1: Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work: Engage collaboratively in exploration and imaginative play with materials. |
| Grade 1: Visual Art: Creating: Anchor Standard 2: Organize and develop artistic ideas and work: Explore uses of materials and tools to create works of art or de- sign. |
| Grade 2 |
| Grade 2: Science Standards: Scientific Investigations Use a Variety of Methods: K-2: Science investigations begin with a question. Scientists use different ways to study the world. |
| Grade 2: Visual Art: Creating: Anchor Standard 1: Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work: Brainstorm collaboratively multiple approaches to an art or design problem. |
| Grade 2: Visual Art: Creating: Anchor Standard 2: Organize and develop artistic ideas and work: Experiment with various materials and tools to explore personal interests in a work of art or design. |
| Grade 3 |
| Grade 3: Science Standards:Scientific Knowledge is Based on Empirical Evidence: 3-5: Scientists use tools and technologies to make accurate measurements and observations. |
| Grade 3: Visual Art: Creating: Anchor Standard 1: Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work: Elaborate on an imaginative idea. |
| Grade 3: Visual Art: Creating: Anchor Standard 2: Organize and develop artistic ideas and work:Create personally satisfying artwork using a variety of artistic pro- cesses and materials. |
| Grade 4 |
| Grade 4: Science Standards:Scientific Knowledge is Based on Empirical Evidence: 3-5: Scientists use tools and technologies to make accurate measurements and observations. |
| Grade 4: Visual Art: Creating: Anchor Standard 1: Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work: Elaborate on an imaginative idea. |
| Grade 4: Visual Art: Creating: Anchor Standard 2: Organize and develop artistic ideas and work:Create personally satisfying artwork using a variety of artistic pro- cesses and materials. |
| Grade 5 |
| Grade 5: Science Standards:Scientific Knowledge is Based on Empirical Evidence: 3-5: Scientists use tools and technologies to make accurate measurements and observations. |