Art/Science Integration (Watercolor Landscapes)

For my Art/Science Integration lesson, I chose to teach a lesson on 4 different types of biomes (Forests, Grasslands, Tundras, and Deserts). I gave a short presentation on each, giving students a few facts about each one as well. I then discussed the idea of foreground, middle ground, and background with students, and how they can use each of these to create a landscape. Next, students were allowed to select the landscape that they would like to create, and they did a practice drawing of it on a note card. Once they were confident in what they would like to do, they then drew their finalized landscape on watercolor paper with a sharpie, and then painted their landscapes using various watercolor techniques that we discussed in class. Once they were finished, they wrote the type of biome landscape they drew, and three facts about it on a note card.

For an extension activity, students could go back after their paintings have dried and using magazines, cut and paste animals that they find onto their landscapes for the biome that they chose.