I am a big believer that the fine arts can tie in to all areas of core curriculum. Math, History, Language Arts, Science. I have adopted the 6th grade elementary class for the upcoming Climax Springs Science Fair and we are investigating pendulums. I had the class develop a hypothesis on what they thought a suspended paint container would do if swung. Would the paint dribble out? pour out? create uniform lines? create disorganized and haphazard lines? After our hypothesis was developed, I broke the class into 3 groups. The pendulum group that would construct/develop the pendulum, the paint delivery group, and the paint creation group. Each group had to collaborate on what the directive of their team should do. They discussed ideas and executed them. As each idea was explored, they discussed how it was working and modified their product as it was developed and tested. Each team recored or noted their ideas, progress and modifications. Here are some slides and video of what they accomplished.
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| Paint Delivery Team - Discussing containers and string length |
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Team Tripod - Discussing leg length, distance and height. (Sorry for the blurr)
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| Final "Test" - Awesome job. Now on to the fair |
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