3rd Grade- Solar System Watercolor Resist Paintings!

I did this project to reinforce the solar system with 3rd grade. We started by reviewing the planets in order and also talked about what they looked like. Then, the students drew the planets in order with crayon. I told them to bear down really hard with their crayons so it would be waxy. They could also add spaceships and stars in the background if they wanted to. The next day they painted over the whole drawing with black liquid watercolor. I LOVE the result! Fun project!!

2nd Grade- Fossils!

One of the second grade science standards deals with fossils. We started this lesson by learning about fossils through a PowerPoint and reading a book.

After discussing fossils, the students drew a fossil on a small price of cardboard. The next day they went over their lines with glue. 

After the glue dried, the students covered the cardboard with earth colored tissue paper. They were encouraged to press the tissue down into all the low areas to make the glue line stand out. 

The last step was to rub over the glue line with a brown crayon. They looked like stone in the end. They turned out great!