Water Hexagon - STEAM Lesson
Age Group Best Served: K-8
Child/Adult Ratio: 6 to 1
Take Away Artifact: No
Approximate time: 20 minutes
Divisions Covered: All
Materials:
Wooden Hexagons, watercolor paint and brushes, canvas painted black and rubber cement
Question to ask:
What is a hexagon? How can colors be blended to make new colors?
Skills Required for Completion of Task:
Motor skills
- Bilateral upper extremity coordination
- Ability to manipulate small objects
- Hand-eye coordination
- Ability to grip objects
- Ability to stabilize objects/task
Process/Cognitive skills
- Ability to attend to task for greater than 5 minutes
- Follow multi-step directions
- Ability to sequence steps
- Ability to understand safety precaution
- Ability to organize or keep materials organized for task
- Ability to adjust to different workspace requirements
Social skills
- Ability to communicate and share equipment with peers/staff appropriately
K-8 Standards:
4.PS4: Waves and their Application in Technologies for Information Transfer 2) Describe how the colors of available light sources and the bending of light waves determine what we see
K.G.A.2: Correctly name shapes regardless of their orientations or overall size.
Simple Science:
- Primary colors can be mixed to make secondary colors
- Figure with six straight sides and angles.
This activity would be appropriate completed by the following disciplines:
Occupational Therapy, LCSW, Family Services, Industrial Art
Instructions:
Paint hexagons using watercolor paint, blending colors. Encourage students to paint abstractly. When hexagons have dried, cement them to the canvas, leaving a ¼ inch space between each hexagon.
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