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Cotton Swab Skeletons

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To truly teach through the arts means one must tackle both art and core content in one lesson. This quick activity does just that. Learners make skeletons out of cotton swabs in order to study relief sculpture and the skeletal system. This activity can also be used to show verbs, for Halloween, or when studying body systems. 

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creativity, the skeletal system, human body systems, relief sculptures

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body system, human skeleton, relief sculpture, science art, skeletal structure, creative project, sculpting technique, science
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Grade
K - 3rd
Subjects
Science
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For Teacher Use
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Project-Based Learning

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