Science Fair Proposal

1. My topic is using art as a teaching tool to improve a child’s learning experience.

2.One major problem with my topic is that many teachers don't understand how to incorporate art in their curriculum causing them to feel like they will be unable to teach everything they need to cover. So they do not use it
-“They were concerned that they wouldn't be able to cover their content. However, after they understand that they are still able to teach the same content, just in a a different way they were quick to embrace this approach.” By Mark Coates, Howard County schools coordinator of fine arts. -Coates, Mark. "Arts Integrated into Other Subjects in Howard County Schools." Baltimore Sun. N.p., 08 Jan. 2011. Web. 09 Nov. 2012. <http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2011-01- 08/news/bs-ho-arts-integration-20110106_1_arts-integration-language-arts-social- studies>.

3. If a teacher uses art as a teaching tool in school, then then the student's grade point average will increase.

4.For this experiment I will be taking a survey of different classrooms and asking a series of questions to the teachers.
-What Subject do you teach?

-How much art do you use in your classroom?

• Not much
• Maybe one Project a month
• Maybe two or three projects a month
• All the time
  How many children do you have in each class?

How many of those children have a grade of......
• A
• B
• C
• D
• F

I will survey multiple teachers in multiple schools and ask them these questions and possibly more as I develop my project more. After collecting my data I will compile it into a data chart and analyze it all to see whether my hypothesis is correct.

5. Behavioral/Social Science

Blog 9: Working EQ and Possible Answers

(1) What is the best way to use art as a teaching tool in middle school?

(2) What is the best way to use art as a teaching tool in a classroom to help students learn?
(3) -The best way to use art as a teaching tool in a classroom to help to students learn would be to create a fun lesson plan that sparks the children's interest.
-The best way to use art as a teaching tool in a classroom to help to students learn would be to create hands on lessons that use art to help the children express what they are learning in their own way.
-The best way to use art as a teaching tool in a classroom to help to students learn would be to look at the a child's individual streangths and weaknesses and use art to hone their abilities to learn.