Science in Art Unit: notes from my phone First and last sessions: Two big questions: What is art?

? What is science? Fib fruit- secrets of the universe. Let lessons bloom, lead them to questions. Like a scavenger hunt. Assessment Research a process or artist. Read various accounts of historical uses of dyes (mention mordant and process) and have students pull ideas from it (process informational texts) then discuss recipe and plan experiment. Psychology Human preference for symmetry and pattern. Color meanings in various cultures: social studies. Study the body in art history- children as little people because of misconceptions about psychological development. Lions that look like dogs because no one had seen one before. No concept of foreshortening or perspectivediscovered, lost and rediscovered! Modeling Science scope article on physics and art Thin layers of clay sliced with wire to show sedimentary rock and mirror painted cliffs Mimic the scientific process in art to create art that mimics science