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Science Shorts: Making Models

Science and Children – February 2007

Science and art are both creative ways of understanding the world and representing what we have come to know about it. The concrete, tangible aspects of art often provide a venue for students to convey their grasp of scientific knowledge, such as creating models of living organisms. This lesson illustrates one opportunity for combining art and science to improve student understanding of scientific ideas.

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