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Crazy for Cubes: Art and Science Lesson PlanCrazy for Cubes: Art and Science Lesson Plan
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Crazy for Cubes: Art and Science

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Learners discuss Sol LeWitt and conceptual art, then analyze the differences in expressing a concept through model-based inquiry and aesthetic art criticism. They develop a geometric, scientific, or mathematical concept, then create an artistic image to represent it. 

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geometric art, critical thinking, expressionism, creativity, symmetry

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conceptual art, creative thinking, critical analysis, expressionism, geometric art, symmetry, sol lewitt, Problem Solving, math
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4th - 8th
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Math
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