MakerSpace

3rd Grade: MakerSpace

MM Digital- Art 3rd- Top Students

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WvhXu0slqy5qh3uvT8FRpfWLeIPV4hiV1Z20v_2-DUM/preview

Students used iPads (Drawing Desk, Pages), SketchBook, and Microsoft Paint to draw.

TEKS-Investigate and describe how some environmental conditions are more favorable than others to garden plants(students will have to observe different methods of growing produce in a garden)

Using Digital Art, students can create plants and flowers and describe the characteristics of the plants. For example, drawing the soil and sunlight, rain for the water, and so on.  Then students will create digital art illustrations that impact various environmental factors on plant growth, such as very sunny, too windy, too rainy, or too polluted. What can happen to the plants?

I created this "Perfect Weather" drawing by using Sketchbook on the Ipad.

and "Windy Day".

Digital Art Exploration: How Environmental Conditions Affect Plant Growth

Grade Level: 3rd Grade

Subject: Science and Art

Objective:

• Students will investigate and describe how different environmental conditions affect the growth of garden plants using digital art.

Materials:

• Computers or tablets with internet access and a drawing app (e.g., Paint 3D, Tux Paint, or any age-appropriate digital art software)
• Images of different environmental conditions (e.g., sunny day, rainy day, windy day, etc.)
• Images of garden plants at various stages of growth

Introduction 

1. Begin by discussing with the students the basic needs of plants for growth: sunlight, water, soil, and air.
2. Explain that plants can thrive in different environments, but some conditions are more favorable. Discuss what "favorable" and "unfavorable" conditions mean.

Activity 1: Digital Art 

1. Show students images of different environmental conditions (e.g., sunny day, rainy day, windy day) and pictures of garden plants at various stages of growth.
2. Instruct the students to use digital art software to create illustrations showing how different environmental conditions affect plant growth. They should depict scenes or scenarios highlighting the impact of sunlight, water, wind, and other factors on plants.
3. Please encourage students to be creative in their digital art and include labels or captions to explain the impact of each environmental factor   

 

Share

    Have each student share their digital art illustrations and explain the environmental conditions they depicted and how they affect plant growth.

Reflection 

1. Have students reflect on what they've learned about how different environmental conditions can impact plant growth.
2. Instruct them to record their reflections in their observation journals or worksheets, including any new insights or ideas about gardening.

Conclusion 

-Summarize the discussion by emphasizing the importance of providing favorable conditions for plants to grow and how students' digital art helps illustrate this concept.

-Challenge the students to think about creating more favorable conditions for plants in their school garden or at home, using the insights gained from their digital art.

ISTE TEKS:

5.b Empower Student Choice

Empower students to select personally meaningful computational projects.

5.3.c Plan collaboratively with other educators to create learning activities that cross disciplines to strengthen student understanding of CT and CS concepts and transfer application of knowledge in new contexts.

5.4 a)Design CT activities where data can be obtained, analyzed, and represented to support problem-solving and learning in other content areas.