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

Learning Activities: 

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RUNNING HEAD: STEAM CURRICULUM PLAN 
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1.
Defining and describing conservation- what do you know about it? What is your 
opinion or perspective on the use of natural resources? 
2.
Research conservation, sustainability, and public policies. Create a Google doc 
for notes and reflections on findings. 
3.
Watch Aurora Robson TedTalk video and add notes and reflections to Google 
doc. 
4.
Investigate Project Vortex artists and their work. Participate in online discussion 
post sharing one artist and their concept and process of working. Analyze how the 
artist has created awareness for social change. Comment on two peers’ posts with 
personal reflections and comparison to other artists’ work. 
5.
Collaborate in groups to brainstorm and generate ideas for reducing or preventing 
waste. 
6.
Whole group discussion on collaboration results.
7.
Investigate Pennsylvania environmental organizations, brainstorm concepts for 
raising awareness for environmental problem, and create preliminary sketches for 
an artistic creation that reflects the chosen problem. 
8.
Select materials and/or processes that bring attention to the environmental 
problem. Post preliminary sketches and describe plan on the online discussion for 
peer feedback. 
9.
Design or create a final piece of art that elicits a response and brings awareness to 
an environmental problem.
Interdisciplinary Connections 
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Science: Ecology and environment 
Technology Integration 
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TedTalk video 
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Project Vortex website 
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Artist and conservation research notes kept on Google docs 
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Presentation about natural resources and public policy using technology 
(KeyNote, video, graphic organizer, etc.) 
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Online discussion posts