2nd Edition Lesson
Kinetic Art
GRADE 7 STEAM
Get ready to spark your students’ creativity as they build their own homopolar motors using simple materials like batteries, magnets, and copper wire! In this STEAM lesson, as they watch their creations spin, students will have the chance to experiment with different shapes and designs, exploring how the strength of the motor and the weight of the materials affect their art.
Supports for This Lesson
Use these PD tools and Resources to help you teach this lesson:
- Artful Thinking Routines (Workshop)
- Artful Thinking Posters (Resource)
- Alexander Calder (Artist Bio)
Details
Pacing
2 Class Sessions
Content Standard
MS-PS2-3: Ask questions about data to determine the factors that affect the strength of electric and magnetic forces.
Arts Standard
VA:Cr2.1.7a: Demonstrate persistence in developing skills with various materials, methods, and approaches in creating works of art or design.
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