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Presenter: Chad Johnson |
Email Address: chad@edgerton.org |
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Presentation Date: February, 2006 |
Web site URL: http://www.destinationets.com/ |
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Meet Your Presenters: Chad Johnson as the title of experimental educator at Edgerton Explorit Center. Chad is responsible for all of our Edgerton on the Move outreach programs as well as many of the "enrichment" activities at the science center including scout camps, leadership camps and much more. Chad also serves as the web site developer and assists in exhibit design and construction. Chad holds a degree in elementary education with a minor in computer science from the University of Kansas (Go Jayhawks!). His work experience includes four years teaching in the middle school and fifth grade, as well as running a computer programming company on the side. Chad provides the Edgerton Center extensive background in curriculum development, experiential education and technology. |
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Lesson Description: Chad Johnson will present a lesson on a substance called "oobleck". See matter change from a solid to a gas right before your eyes! Watch as a super cold liquid turns into a gas without leaving a wet mess! The Oobleck section will discuss how students can mix the cornstarch and water into a substance that cannot decide if it is a solid or a liquid. Pick up chunks of liquid and have them ooze right through your fingers. We can even combine the super cold liquid nitrogen and the Oobleck to create temporary free form sculptures. |
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Pre-lesson - taught by classroom teacher prior to web cast. Students will need to be familiar with some of the terms and techniques prior to beginning this lesson. 1. Share some of the background information on Andy Goldsworthy and "Snowflake" Bentley. (See Resources/Websites section). 2. Preview the selected works of art with students (see Resources/Websites section). Please share the title of the work, the artists name, and the medium that was used in each piece. 3. Discuss how each piece of artwork shows or uses a form of mattter in its creation or its theme. (air, steam, stone, water, ice, crystals, plants, sticks, wood, fire, electricity). 4. Familiarize students with the vocabulary before the webcast so they have background for discussion. |
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Students will use images from the MONA exhibition "What's The Matter?" to help them see and make connections between art and science. Seeing various science concepts and principles displayed through works of art will help students achieve a greater understanding of the world around them and ultimately a greater understanding of themselves. In Part 1 of the lesson, Chad Johnson, Director of Education at the Edgerton Science Center in Aurora, Nebraska will present exciting material that relates to different forms of matter in the universe. This presentation will culminate with the creation of a free-form abstract sculpture called an "oobleck". This sculpture is a direct result of a material that can be either a solid, liquid or gas depending on the conditions around it. |
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By viewing and completing the activities in the "What's The Matter" lessons, students will begin to see and understand how art and science are related. Students will also be able to see how artists can be influenced and inspired by things like nature, weather, animals, plants, astronomy, chemistry, physics and the different forms of matter. Edgerton Explorit Center can extend the science connection through a virtual two-way video conference or by actually going to the Edgerton Center in Aurora. To learn more about both of these opportunities, contact John Stritt - jstritt@esu10.org or Chad Johnson - chad@edgerton.org |