Integrating the Arts in Science: 30 Strategies to Create Dynamic Lessons

by Vivian Poey, Nicole Weber, Gene Diaz, Sam Smiley

Overview

Picture a classroom alive with energy and creativity—where students bring science to life through dynamic dramatizations, craft compelling poems that explore scientific ideas, and transform observations into breathtaking works of art. The arts ignite curiosity, build cultural connections, and foster a vibrant classroom community, all while boosting academic success.

Integrating the Arts in Science by Vivian Poey, Nicole Weber, Gene Diaz, and Sam Smiley provides a game-changing toolkit for educators to weave drama, music, visual arts, poetry, storytelling, and creative movement into everyday lessons. Designed to make learning meaningful and engaging, this resource offers practical strategies for all grade levels to turn traditional instruction into unforgettable experiences.

What’s inside:

• Model lessons designed around real-world topics
• Engaging classroom discussion prompts that spark critical thinking
• Interactive activity sheets to bring lessons to life
• Grade-specific guidance for K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12 classrooms

Perfect for both new and seasoned teachers, this comprehensive guide equips educators to tap into the transformative power of the arts.

Inspire creativity. Foster engagement. Transform learning. Bring the arts into your classroom today and watch every student thrive!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780743970235
Publisher:	Shell Education
Publication date:	01/14/2022
Series:	Strategies to Integrate the Arts
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.66(d)
Age Range:	5 - 17 Years

About the Author

Vivian Poey, M.F.A., is Professor of Photography and Integrative studies at Lesley University. As an artist and educator, she works to reach multiple communities and collaborate with students of various ages. She is the recipient of the Massachusetts Art Education Association Higher-Education Art Educator of the Year Award.

Nicole Weber, Ph.D., is Professor of Science and Science Education at Lesley University. Dr. Weber served as the Director of the Science in Education, M.Ed. program, and taught graduate courses on integrating the arts into Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, making STEM become a STEAM curriculum.

Gene Diaz, Ph.D., Professor of Distinguished Achievement at Lesley University, has taught art education, ethnographic and arts-based research methods, and arts-integrated curriculum at the university. She formerly taught art, English as a foreign language, and computer science in K–12 schools.

Sam Smiley, M.F.A., is a documentarian and entrepreneur who works at the intersection of science, technology, and society, and qualitative arts-based research. Sam has many years’ experience as an educator in STEAM and has presented at academic conferences around the world.

Table of Contents

Preface 4

Introduction 5

The Importance of Arts Integration 5

Arts and the Standards 9

How to Use This Book 12

How This Book is Organized 12

Correlation to the Standards 21

Storytelling 23

Understanding Storytelling 25

Strategies for Storytelling 26

Prompt 28

Personification 34

Points of Entry 41

Retelling 48

Collaborative Storytelling 53

Drama 57

Understanding Drama 59

Strategies for Drama 60

Visualization 62

Tableaux 68

Monologue 75

Mantle of the Expert 82

Teacher in Role 89

Poetry 95

Understanding Poetry 97

Strategies for Poetry 98

Poem for Two Voices 100

"I Am From" Poems 108

Found Poetry 114

Rhyme and Rhythm 119

Structured Poems 126

Music 133

Understanding Music 135

Strategies for Music 136

Found Sounds 138

Sampling 144

Chants 149

Songwriting 154

Instrumentation 159

Visual Arts 165

Understanding Visual Arts 167

Strategies for Visual Arts 168

Visual Narrative 170

Visual Experimentation 177

Visual Observation 183

Representation 190

Mixed Media 198

Creative Movement 205

Understanding Creative Movement 207

Strategies for Creative Movement 208

Introducing the Strategies 211

Answer Me in Movement 223

Movement Strings 226

Progressions 229

Sensory Movement 232

Choreographic Structure 238

References Cited 249

Digital Resources 256