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"Something doesn't need to be successful in order to be quality."
"Something doesn't need to be successful in order to be quality."
- Olafur Eliasson
- Olafur Eliasson
INQUIRY: How can I create and artwork that imitates weather?
ITERATION: Students work the 'Engineering Design Process' to plan and execute an artwork that imitates weather. The cyclical design process allows students more time to plan, test, and revise solutions. Normalizing mistakes removes fear of failure from student learning. Students are free to take more daring risks which lead to innovative ideas.
INNOVATION: Our open ended art project allows students to personalize learning based on their interests. The students have incredible and unpredictable ideas of their own to explore in the art room. First they think of the 'Why' and then use creativity to problem solve the 'How.' The process provides them with authentic opportunities to dig deeper into content. They want to understand because they need to apply that information to their designs.
INSPIRATION
INSPIRATION
Students were presented with ten contemporary artists who create works that imitate weather. This presentation served as a catalyst for students inquiry. Students inquire about specific design problems that these artists must have solved to create these incredible feats of engineering design. Asking questions to define the design problem is step one of the engineering process.
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