Complete Solution
WGU C105
Task 1
Selected..Grade..Level:..3rd..Grade
A. Integrated..Visual..Arts..Activity
1. Visual..Arts..Standard:..National..Core..Arts..Standards..(NCAS)..VA:Cr1.1.3a..-
.."Elaborate..on..an..imaginative..idea."..(National..Coalition..for..Core..Arts..Standards,..201
4)
2. Core..Academic..Standard..(Science):..Next..Generation..Science..Standards..(NGSS)..3-
LS1-..1..-
.."Develop..models..to..describe..that..organisms..have..unique..and..diverse..life..cycles..but. . a
ll..have..in..common..birth,..growth,..reproduction,..and..death."..(NGSS..Lead..States,..2013)
3. Learning..Activity:
o Teacher..Role:..Guide..students..in..creating..a..visual..representation..of..an..insect’s..lif
e..cycle..using..mixed..media..(e.g.,..collage,..watercolor,..and..drawing).
o Student..Role:..Observe..real-
life..images..of..insects,..then..illustrate..and..design..an..artistic..representation..of..t
he..stages..of..an..insect’s..life..cycle.
a. Work..of..Art:.."Metamorphosis..of..a..Butterfly"..by..Maria..Sibylla..Merian..(1705)
b. Support..&..Appropriateness:..This..historical..scientific..illustration..serves..as..a..model..f
or..students..to..integrate..scientific..accuracy..with..artistic..creativity.
4. Justification:..This..activity..merges..creativity..with..scientific..understanding,..enabling
..students..to..visually..express..complex..biological..concepts..while..meeting..visual..arts..a
nd..science..standards.