Steam curriculum: Arts Education As An Integral Part Of Interdisciplinary Learning

 
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Artist- Aurora 
Robson
 
conservation 
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The importance of 
collaboration in 
problem solving 
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How artists and 
designers can create 
awareness and/or 
play a role in 
solving 
environmental 
problems 
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Choose materials and artistic 
processes that will elicit aesthetic 
and empathetic responses to 
environmental issues 
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Create a piece of art that brings 
awareness to environmental 
problems in our society 
Unit: 
Conservation Art 
 
 
Grade Level: 
9-12 
UEQ: 
How can artists play a role in solving environmental problems in our society? 
LEQ: 
How do consumer demands affect the use of natural resources? 
LEQ: 
How can we prevent, control, or reduce waste in our environment? 
LEQ: 
What materials and methods of artistic practices can be used in order to create art 
and design that affects social change? 
Lesson Description:
Students will learn about the topic of conservation and 
sustainability of natural resources. Each student will be encouraged to form an opinion on 
the topic. They will look into public policies on conservation efforts and determine 
whether it encourages sustainability. They will work collaboratively to determine factors 
that contribute to the use of natural resources. Students will then be introduced to an artist 
named Aurora Robson who is a part of a larger artist foundation- Project Vortex. They 
will interpret and analyze how these artists have contributed to solving environmental 
problems in our society. The final project entails each student brainstorming, designing, 
and revising an artistic creation that elicits a response to conservation.
PA Academic Standards:
9.1.9B 
Recognize, know, use and demonstrate a variety of appropriate art elements and 
principles to produce, review, and revise original works in the arts 
9.1.9D 
Communicate a unifying theme or point of view through the production of works in the 
arts 
9.2.9 L 
Identify, explain, and analyze common themes, forms and techniques from works in the 
arts 
9.3.9 G 
Compare and contrast critical positions or opinions about selected works in the arts and 
humanities
9.4.12B 
Describe and analyze the effects that works in the arts have on groups, individuals and 
their culture