Moving Through Energy and the Solar System
Overview
| Program Description: |
On the first day, the students will learn how to choreograph ideas. The second day they will work in pairs to explore science inspired short movements. 4th graders will investigate the relationship... Read more
On the first day, the students will learn how to choreograph ideas. The second day they will work in pairs to explore science inspired short movements. 4th graders will investigate the relationship of speed and energy. 5th graders will create about gravity and the orbit of the moon and Earth. The third day the students will work in small groups to choreograph science dance pieces. 4th graders will choreograph about renewable energy versus fossil fuels. 5th graders will choreograph about the patterns of shadows and day/night, the rotation of the Earth, and orbits of the Earth and moon.
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| Available to Grade(s): |
4, 5 |
Logistics
| Program Format: |
In-School Short Term Residency |
| Cost Per Student: |
$10 |
| Number of Visits: |
3 |
| Length of Visit: |
60 min minutes |
| Availability: |
Oct-June |
Requirements
| Program Can Serve: |
Dance |
| Length Info: |
If the teacher would like the fourth visit, we can prepare for a student showing of the choreography for a town meeting or to same grade level classes. |
| Program Requires Prior Meeting: |
yes |
| Meeting Method: |
Phone |
| Materials Arts Provider Provides: |
Music, lessons to create the choreography. |
| Materials School Provides: |
Large poster board paper for writing choreography vocabulary. |
| Space and/or Set Up Requirements for Program: |
Classroom with open space, w desks pushed back so the students can safely move. Not a gym, unless this is the performance space at the end of the residency. A library space would work. |
Learning Standards
| Curriculum Focus: |
Science |
| Art Form: |
Dance |
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