Our school had a very special day where the Rhode Island Museum of Science and Art came in to help students collaborate to create marble runs using foam tubing, masking tape, dominoes and several odds and ends, making super-cool chain reactions! The students loved watching the marbles roll and knock over things, and teachers loved to see the amazing peer interactions. To tie in with Rube Goldberg machines and using physics to create art, the students painted splatter paintings using a makeshift pendulum from a Styrofoam cup. We watched OK-Go's music video This Too Shall Pass video to illustrate the concept of chain reactions creating bigger and bigger movements from a series of smaller movements. Please watch more of OK Go- they have awesome visually interesting music videos using scientific concepts and the music is super catchy!
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AuthorI am currently an elementary Art Teacher in Barrington, RI teaching 4th and 5th grade, previously I worked for over 5 years as an art teacher for students on the autism spectrum and other special needs. Posts from August 2019 and earlier are from my previous job. Archives
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