Abstract
Arts integration has shown to enhance student comprehension, retention, and engagement, while connecting to rich science content. The integration of the Next Generation Science Standards and the National Arts Standards into a first grade lesson illustrated how the arts enhanced the students’ understandings of the sun’s apparent motion during the day, an idea that is difficult for many young children to grasp. In this project students explored the sun outdoors throughout the school day to document changes by tracing their shadows in chalk and by making a shadow clock. Students also applied the information they learned to the creation of a flip book depicting the motion of the sun in the sky during the day.
Citation
Betts, C. M., & Pattee, A. (2017). Flipping about the sun and its pattern of apparent motion. Journal of STEM Arts, Crafts, and Constructions, 2(1), 8-15.
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Art Education Commons, Curriculum and Instruction Commons, Engineering Education Commons, Science and Mathematics Education Commons, Teacher Education and Professional Development Commons