Mission to Mars Lessons 1-5:

 Wearable Inventions

creating inventions to be worn in outerspace

Grade Level Focus: Kindergarten/ 1st Grade
School: Mohawk Elementary
Teaching Artist: Marya Spont-Lemus
Classroom Teacher: Lori Mitchell
Materials: paper, pencil, crayons, paint, markers, scissors, colored pencils, glue/gluesticks, “invention materials”: cardboard, construction paper, recycled items such as egg cartons, boxes, plastic and anything else you have in the classroom
Lessons: 5
Unit: Mission to Mars

SummaryUsing a variety of materials to construct wearable outerspace inventions for survival in outerspace.

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Lesson SequenceLesson 1: Brainstorm what is needed to live on Earth and in outer space.

Lesson 2: Sketch blueprints. Observe and discuss several artist/inventors' inventions. 

Lessons 3-4: Create wearable inventions from the sketches. Practice wearing and describing inventions.

Lesson 5: Present wearable intentions at class fashion show.Next Generation Science Standards

K-LS1-1
K-ESS3-1
K-2-ETS1-1
K-2-ETS1-2

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National Visual Arts Standards

CREATING
Anchor Standard 1: Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.VA:Cr1.1a, VA:Cr1.2.1a

Anchor Standard 2:  Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.
VA:Cr2.1a, VA:Cr2.2.1a

Anchor Standard 3: Refine and complete artistic work.
VA:Cr3.1a

PRESENTING
Anchor Standard 6: Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic works.VA:Pr6.1.1a

RESPONDING
Anchor Standard 8: Interpret and meaning in artistic work.
VA:Re8.1.1a:

CONNECTINGAnchor Standard 11: Compare and contrast cultural uses of artwork from different times and places.VA:Cn11.1.1a

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Artist Connections
Nick Cave
Charles Fréger
Tom Sachs
Denenge Duyst Akpem
Sun Ra
George Méliès
Jacques Agbobly

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Additional Resources

30 Famous Inventors
Children of Invention

Work Examples: 

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