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ELEMENTARY SCHOOL – LEVEL 3
Crayon painting is a unique and cool way to make one of a kind art from basic, affordable materials. Use your creative eye to lay out the color scheme you want to make. Refer back to the color wheel from our earlier lessons to pick shades and combinations. When you’re done, you’ll have a beautiful, vibrant painting to hang on the wall at home.
MATERIALS NEEDED:
❏ Crayons — lots, and many colors
❏ Canvas or wood surface
❏ Hair dryer or heat gun
❏ Hot glue gun
DIRECTIONS:
OBJECTIVE: Students will be able to conduct a variety of tests to see the effects of heating or cooling crayons
ESSENTIAL QUESTION(S):
NGSS CONNECTION:
2-PS1-2. Analyze data obtained from testing different materials to determine which materials have the properties that are best suited for your intended purpose.*
2-PS1-4. Construct an argument with evidence that some changes caused by heating or cooling can be reversed and some cannot.
COMMON CORE CONNECTION:
ELA/Literacy
W.2.7 Participate in shared research and writing projects (e.g., read a number of books on your topic to produce a report; record science observations).
W.2.8 Recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.
Mathematics
MP.4 Model with mathematics.
MP.5 Use appropriate tools strategically.
DOK:
Level 3: Strategic Thinking
Level 4: Extended Thinking