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Grades 1–3. Flourish in the whimsical world of tunnel books with this STEAM-filled exploration of plants and seeds. Learners create a free-standing, sculptural artwork to visually explain the life cycle of plants. Referencing the 5 kinds of seed dispersal—gravity, water, wind, animal, and attachment—each lesson builds problem-solving skills, confidence, and creativity as students construct a one-of-a-kind work of art. Comes complete with curriculum and materials for 30 students.

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Explore a Plant's Life Cycle with Tunnel Books
Grades 1–3. Flourish in the whimsical world of tunnel books with this STEAM-filled exploration of plants and seeds. Challenge learners to channel their inner storyteller as they create a free-standing, sculptural artwork to visually explain the life cycle of a plant. Referencing the 5 kinds of seed dispersal—gravity, water, wind, animal, and attachment—each lesson builds problem-solving skills, confidence, and creativity as students construct a one-of-a-kind work of art.

Product Features

• Complete program includes materials and curriculum
• Designed for up to 30 students
• Includes 12 one-hour activities

Curriculum Topics:
1. The Wonderful World of Seeds
2. The Life Cycle of a Plant
3. Seed Dispersal
4. Foreground, Middle Ground, and Background
5. Art Criticism
6. Designing Tunnel Book Layers
7. Finishing Tunnel Book Layers
8. Cutting and Building
9. Artist Statement
10. Art Gallery

Recommended Settings:

• Summer camps
• Classrooms
• Out-of-school time programs

Tech Requirements:

• None

Professional Development:

• Includes a free 1/2-hour webinar orientation when your purchase totals $500+
• Includes a free 1-hour webinar orientation when your purchase totals $1,000+
• Additional training available for purchase by special request

21st-Century Skills:
Helps students develop a set of widely applicable abilities essential for success in the information age.

• Communication
• Collaboration
• Creativity
• Critical thinking
• Problem solving
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Social skills

Standards Alignments:
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts

• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.1.1/ELA-LITERACY.SL.2.1/ELA-LITERACY.SL.3.1: Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 1–3 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.1.2/ELA-LITERACY.SL.2.2/ELA-LITERACY.SL.3.2: Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media./Recount or describe key ideas or details from a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media./Determine the main ideas and supporting details of a text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.1.2/CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.2.2/CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.2: Write informative/explanatory texts in which they name a topic, supply some facts about the topic, and provide some sense of closure./Write informative/explanatory texts in which they introduce a topic, use facts and definitions to develop points, and provide a concluding statement or section./Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.

Next Generation Science Standards*

• 2-LS2-2: Interdependent Relationships

National Core Arts Standards

• VA:Cn10.1.3a: Develop a work of art based on observations of surroundings.
• VA:Cr1.1.1a: Engage collaboratively in exploration and imaginative play with materials.
• VA:Cr1.2.1a: Use observation and investigation in preparation for making a work of art.
• VA:Cr1.2.Ka: Engage collaboratively in creative art making in response to an artistic problem.
• VA:Cr1.2.3a: Apply knowledge of available resources, tools, and technologies to investigate personal ideas through the art-making process.
• VA:Cr2.1.1a: Explore uses of materials and tools to create works of art or design.
• VA:Cr2.3.1a: Identify and classify uses of everyday objects through drawings, diagrams, sculptures, or other visual means.
• VA:Cr2.3.3a: Individually or collaboratively construct representations, diagrams, or maps of places that are part of everyday life.
• VA:Cr2.3.Ka: Create art that represents natural and constructed environments.
• VA:Cr3.1.1a: Use art vocabulary to describe choices while creating art.
• VA:Pr5.1.3a: Identify exhibit space and prepare works of art including artists’ statements, for presentation.
• VA:Re.7.1.3a: Speculate about processes an artist uses to create a work of art.
• VA:Re.7.1.4a: Compare responses to a work of art before and after working in similar media.
• VA:Re.7.2.3a: Determine messages communicated by an image.
• VA:Re9.1.3a: Evaluate an artwork based on given criteria.