Soar Through the Solar System

This is a class that your student will remember forever! Students will create a book as they learn about our astonishing and amazing solar system. Every lesson includes a science experiment as well as fine art, displayed in a student-designed and published book.

This class will be taught on Monday 2:30 - 4:30 PM
Grades 3-8th (Writing will be modified for younger students).

8/24/15 - Lesson 1: 
Science - Astronomy Discussion: Introduction
Art - Tissue Paper Stained Glass

8/31/15- Lesson 2: 
Science - Our Sun Discussion: Make a Solar Eclipse
Art - Design the Sun with Oil Pastels

9/7/15 - Lesson 3:
Science - Mercury Activity: Craters
Art - Charcoal Rendering of Mercury

9/14/15  - Lesson 4:
Science - Venus: How Are Radars Used to Study the Planets?
Art - Marbled Tempera paint of Venus

9/21/15  - Lesson 5: 
Science - Earth
Art - Pointillism

9/28/15 - Lesson 6:
Science - Moon Discussion on Gravity; Phases
Art - Batik of the Moon

10/5/15  - Lesson 7: 
Science - Mars - Sculpt a Volcano and Make it Erupt!
Art - Modge-Podge Collage

10/12/15 - Lesson 8:
Science - Space Rocks and Asteroids
Art - Pastel Chalk

10/19/15 -Lesson 9:
Science - Jupiter Project: Make a Hurricane Tube!
Art - Water Color

10/26/15 - Lesson 10: 
Science - Saturn Project: Venn Diagram Comparing Jupiter & Saturn
Art - Color Pencil

11/2/15 - Lesson 11: 
Science - Uranus Experiment: Make Clouds
Art - Pastel Chalk

11/9/15 - Lesson 12: 
Science - Neptune Discussion: Rotation & Revolution
Art - Pastel crayon

11/16/15 - Lesson 13: 
Science - Pluto and the Kuiper Belt - Make Ice Cream and Book Bindings
Art - Collage

11/23/15 - 11/29/15 Thanksgiving Break

11/30/15 - Lesson 14: 
Science and Art -This class will be prearranged as instructor will meet with students in small groups to give more attention to details as we publish.

12/7/15 - Lesson 15: 
Science and Art -Publishing and party!