Art & Science Club  
     
   Durham’s Art/Science Club began during the 2007-2008 school year as an after school program.  Founders, art teacher Miss Webster, and science teacher Mrs. Williams, wanted to create an atmosphere where students would be able to explore science content through creative and artistic outlets.  The three major areas of elementary science—Life, Earth and Physical—are all capable of being explored through art.  
  


The club’s first activity was to participate in the Monarch Butterfly Migration Project.  Durham students created paper butterflies and wrote messages on the back to send to students in other locations along the migration route.  The paper butterflies along with messages from the other students were returned to Durham students at the end of the season.

Art/Science club students’ first major project focused on earth and life science.  Students explored various habitats, determined which ones are found in Texas, and then researched plants and animals living in those habitats.  Once students learned about and created collages for habitats such as prairies; oceans; lakes; marshes; deserts; and mountains, two habitats—deserts and oceans—were selected as murals to be painted on canvas and displayed in the school cafeteria.  Physical science was also touched on in relation to light reflection & refraction, and the mixing of colors.

 
 
The students’ culminating project for the school year was to create a habitat art car titled “Bloomin’ Wheels.”  In February, students began sanding and priming a 1994 Plymouth Grand Voyager minivan in preparation for the painting of the backdrop and the gluing on of trinkets, toys, and found objects related to life science in a garden habitat.  After countless hours of painting and assembling, the art car was entered in the annual Art Car Parade in May and won 3rd place in the Youth Division.  While working on this project students were able to increase their knowledge in all three science content areas.
 
 
 
This year the Art/Science Club will complete another habitat mural and create a new art car. 

Students will also design and construct bird houses, mosaic stepping stones and signs for the schoolyard habitat.  Check back with us for future updates.



 

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