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ARTQUARIUM

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Learners identify different underwater creatures, explain the importance of recycling in the community, plan preliminary sketches on paper, and construct and sculpt with chosen materials to create creature in paper mache.

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recycling, paper mache, marine life

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paper mache, recycling, sea creatures, science
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6th - 8th
Subjects
Science
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Project-Based Learning
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