Art And Science Thematic Unit Template

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Art and Science Thematic Unit Template
Entry Point – The students’ first encounter with the topic that generates curiosity, sets the tone for active
engagement with the topic, and introduces them to artistic media that they will be using to gather
information throughout the unit. The entry point should involve use of a primary source of information (un-
narrated), from which students are asked to derive meaning (observation, inference and questions).
Big Ideas
Essential Questions
Arts Pedagogy
Activities & Art
Materials/
Making
Resources
Immersive Experience – Designed to immerse students in the topic in a multisensory manner, to give
students intriguing but incomplete information that encourages the generation of questions to propel
learning throughout unit.
Big Ideas
Essential Questions
Arts Pedagogy
Activities & Art
Materials/
Making
Resources
Building Background Knowledge – The longest phase of the unit; provides students with many opportunities
and modes (reading informational texts, observational drawing, field work, etc.) for gathering information
about the topic. During this phase, students also learn the artistic techniques they will need for the creative
synthesis.
Big Ideas
Essential Questions
Arts Pedagogy
Activities & Art
Materials/
Making
Resources

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