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Chicago Science Art Competition 2010

Taneka Taylor, Vickie Durrah and Nicole Bogdanovich

RET 2009 Teaching Modules University of Illinois at ChicagoDecember 12, 2009

RET 2009 Program NSF EEC 0743068(A. Linninger, PI)

Introduction

•Chicago Science Art offers Chicago area high school and middle school students the opportunity to submit original artwork based on the science concepts they have learned in school.

•Chicago Science Art Competition is a part of the Chicago Science Teacher Research Program supported by a Research Experience for Teachers (RET) grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

Our Intent•To acknowledge the artistic nature of

science while giving students a chance to express scientific concepts through art.

•Students are asked to create an image that illustrates or offers insight into a scientific principle learned in school.

Requirements

Complete and submit an entry form.

Create an original work of art based on scientific concepts studied through science instruction. Acceptable entries include photographs, illustrations, and computer generated art.

Submit an electronic copy of the art work in JPEG format onto a CD. Clearly label the CD with your name, school, and title of work.

Judging Criteria•1. Visual Impact

•2. Scientific Content

•3. The artwork’s descriptive title and written summary are important considerations during the competition.

Rules 1. Contest entry constitutes agreement to rules and requirements of the Science Art

Chicago contest.

2. Each participant certifies through submission to the contest that the entry is his or her original work and does not violate the work of others as protected under copyright law.

3. Participants retain all copyrights to their original work, but give the University of Illinois at Chicago and the Research Experience for Teachers program non-exclusive publication and web rights if the participant wins or receives honorable mention.

4. The Science Art Chicago organizers are not responsible for lost or late entries due to delivery.

5. The CD with the participant’s art work will become the property of the University of Illinois at Chicago and may be used for submission to educational publicity and or promotional purposes.

6. If an insufficient number of qualified entries are received, the contest organizers reserve the right to modify or cancel the competition prior to announcing the winners.

Deadline All entries must be submitted by Feb. 26th, 2010.

Completed entries must fulfill all requirements. Winners will be announced by April 30th, 2010. Send all entry materials to: Science Art Chicago Attn: Nicole Bogdanovich / Vickie Durrah / Taneka Taylor University of Illinois at Chicago Department of Bioengineering, MC 063 851 S. Morgan Street RM 218, Chicago, Illinois 60607

Email: scienceartchicago@yahoo.com

Awards Prizes will be awarded to the top three

entries from both middle school (grades 6-8th) and high school (grades 9-12th). The awards are:

First place $200.00

Second place $100.00

Third place $50.00

2009 Science Art Winners

•CPS and local area high School

•CPS and local area middle schools

Student Artwork

"Manufactured Northern Lights"

1st Place – Melanie Payne

Glenbard East High School

"Microscopic View of Osteoporosis"

2nd Place - Samuel Kirkwood Jr.

Morgan Park High School

"The Great Host"

3rd Place - Katie McGovernGlenbard East High School

"The Parallax System"

1st Place - Fiona FimmelPercy Julian Middle School

"Newton's Traffic Light"

2nd Place - Eric HameistenPercy Julian Middle School

"Moon Phase"

3rd Place - Savannah EllisPercy Julian Middle School

• New Deadline – February 26, 2010

• Incorporate Science & Art during class time

• Art Project – Multidisciplinary Unit, Theme Unit

• Formal Assessment & Designing Rubrics

• Extra Credit Assignment

• After School Science Clubs

Time & Schedule

• CREATIVITY is KEY!!!

• NATURALISTIC – Looks as though it is from nature. Natural in pose, gesture, setting and imagery.

• REALISTIC – looks like a seen subject

• CONCEPTUAL – means art where the idea or concept is more important than the seen image; usually abstract

• ABSTRACTED – means to be made less realistic by distortion or exaggeration of images

• ISSUES and THEMES – debateable topics, Ex: pollution or animal rights, preservation ▫Digital Drawings, Pencil Portraits, Printmaking,

Sketches

Techniques & Options for Entries

Student Entry Descriptions•3 - 5 entries per school

•Goal = ~75 total art submissions

•Clear explanation of the entries

•Teacher Direction for Clarity (rubrics)-Motivation for art project-Media Used-Thinking

2010 CHICAGO SCIENCE-

ART COMPETI

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2010 CHICAGO SCIENCE-

ART COMPETI

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ARE YOU AN ARTIST?

DO YOU ENJOY SCIENCE?

If you answer “yes” to both questions, then you don’t want to miss a GRAND opportunity

to compete with others…

Cash Prize Award: $200, 100, $50 For more details…Contact: ___________________

SUBMIT YOUR ORIGINAL ARTWORK for(only 1 entry per student)

Participating Schools

•Nicole Boganovich ▫Prosser, Foreman, North-Grand, Wells,

Evanston, Maine East, Downers Grove, West Aurora & IMSA

•Vickie Durrah▫Sexton Elementary, Lane Tech, Julian,

Dawes, Peck, John Hope, Michelle Clark, Orr, Parkman Elem., Collins

•Taneka Taylor▫Morgan Park, Kenwood, Fenger, Carver,

Chicago Military, Curie, Evergreen Park, Ace Tech, Whitney Young

Be Creative and have Fun!!

Increasing High School Student Buy-InOVERVIEW

•Student Motivation

•Student Targets

•Other possible concerns

Motivating High School Students

Extra-Credit!It’s niceMandatory

Better Response

Motivating H.S. Students

•“It’s Mandatory!- Least amount of student buy-in… Students don’t want to be forced to complete “extra-work.”

• It’s Nice!- True, but most students don’t enter competitions for this reason.

• It’s Extra-Credit!- Greater student response- Extra- Credit is like gold…..

Student TargetsStudent Targets • Approach artistic

students- especially in science classes.

• Team with your art teacher to spread interest

• Suggest current/past art assignments to refine

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Other Possible Concerns•Time…..

▫Provide students with a timeline to help them (and you ) stay on track.

•Curriculum………▫Encourage students to consider applying

what you are covering in the classroom as a starting point if they need a jumpstart.

•O.K., but my time………▫Why did you choose a career in

education??? YES!!!!! THIS IS FOR OUR STUDENTS!

Acknowledgments

•Andreas Linninger•Gerardo Ruiz-Mercado•UIC•Foreman H.S., Morgan Park H.S., Sexton

Elementary•NSF RET EEC 0743068 (A. Linninger, PI)