A STEAM Lesson at Hani School

At Dr. Hani Awadallah School (Hani School), Art Professor-in-Residence Simone Sandler worked with fourth grade students and Mrs. Crocker to create towers from items in their homes.

Students observed how towers are created through Google Slides and using Google Classroom. Students were given a wide range of possibilites. 

Here are some of their creations below:

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Here are some everyday household items you can use to build towers.

1. Cups. Plastic, Styrofoam, or paper cups can make great towers.
2. Sugar cubes. Sugar cubes are like miniature blocks to build towers!
3. Plastic bowls and containers. 
4. Craft sticks. 
5. Cans. 
6. Playing Cards. 
7. Toothpicks and cheese squares. 
8. Swim Noodles

25 Ways to Build Towers Without Blocks Link

6 Artists:  The Poetry of Discarded Materials 

LINK (Video Below)

Art Professor-in-Residence Triada Samaras will turnkey this lesson with art teachers at Don Bosco Technical Academy and School 21 as a possible arts lesson plan in 2021 for middle school students using Google Drawing and/or Google Podcast.