Artfully STEM
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About the store
Welcome to my store! I'm Susanne, a passionate educator with over 25 years of experience in 1st through 8th-grade classrooms. My focus has been on middle school STEM and art. I started creating my resources because I saw a need for more hands-on lessons focused on using art to teach complex science concepts. Every resource you find here was made to focus on one of the NGSS Standards. I have ensured that each is engaging, effective, and easy for you to implement. My goal is to create high-quality, rigorous, and time-saving materials so you can focus on what matters most: your students.
Thank you for stopping by! I hope you find something that makes your teaching life a little easier.
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MS-LS2-5 Biodiversity Design Solutions Project | Ecosystem Services STEAM Lab
Spark Creativity & Critical Thinking: Art for Biodiversity - Designing Solutions! 🎨🌍✨ Grade Level: Middle School (6th - 8th Grade) Time Allotment: 3-4 Class Periods Empower your middle school students to become environmental changemakers with this engaging, NGSS-aligned "Art for Biodiversity – Designing Solutions" lesson! This comprehensive resource seamlessly blends science, art, and critical thinking, challenging students to evaluate real-world environmental problems and creatively design ar
6th - 8th
Biology, Engineering, Environment
NGSS
MS-LS2-5
MS-ESS1-2 The Cosmic Mobile: Modeling Gravity & Planetary Motion
Transform your Middle School Science classroom into an art studio and an astrophysics lab! Are you looking for a hands-on way to teach MS-ESS1-2 without relying on standard styrofoam ball models? "The Cosmic Mobile" is an interdisciplinary STEAM project where students build kinetic sculptures (mobiles) inspired by artist Alexander Calder to model the role of gravity in the solar system and galaxies. In this 3-4 day lesson, students don't just memorize that gravity holds the solar system together
6th - 8th
Earth Sciences, Engineering, Visual Arts
NGSS
MS-ESS1-2
MS-LS4-1 Fossil Record & Common Ancestry Project | Evolutionary Mural STEAM Lab
Bring the history of life on Earth to life in your middle school science classroom with the Evolutionary Mural: A Collaborative Journey Through Time project! This engaging, hands-on lesson empowers 6th, 7th, and 8th graders to explore the fossil record and understand evolutionary change through a dynamic, large-scale art installation. Designed specifically for Middle School Life Science, this comprehensive resource directly addresses NGSS Standard MS-LS4-1: Analyze and interpret data for pattern
6th - 8th
Archaeology, Biology, Visual Arts
NGSS
MS-LS4-1
NGSS MS-LS4-6 Natural Selection Math Lab | Camouflage Evolution & Probability
Are you struggling to teach the rigorous mathematical components of NGSS MS-LS4-6?This comprehensive, scaffolded 3-4 day lesson plan and hands-on activity uses a fun, art-based camouflage simulation to make Natural Selection visually engaging, then requires students to use Mathematical Representations (proportional reasoning, probability statements, and graphing) to support their scientific conclusions—exactly as the standard requires! This resource provides everything you need to confidently ad
6th - 8th
Biology, Graphing, Visual Arts
NGSS
MS-LS4-6
MS-LS4-3 Embryology & Evolution Project | Evidence for Common Ancestry STEAM
Engage students with a unique blend of science and art! This comprehensive, scaffolded lesson plan helps middle school students (Grades 6-8) master NGSS MS-LS4-3 by analyzing real-world embryological data and creating their own "Evolutionary Art." Perfect for teaching common ancestry, evolutionary relationships, and evidence for evolution in a memorable, hands-on way. Product Includes: Detailed 3-Day Scaffolded Lesson Plan: Easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions for engaging, exploring, expla
6th - 8th
Archaeology, Biology, Visual Arts
NGSS
MS-LS4-3
MS-LS2-3 Matter Cycling & Energy Flow STEAM Project | Ecosystem Art & Model
Transform your middle school science classroom into a hub of creativity and scientific inquiry with this engaging art-integrated lesson plan for NGSS MS-LS2-3! This comprehensive resource guides students through the development of a model to describe the cycling of matter and the flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem. Designed for 6th, 7th, and 8th graders, this scaffolded unit empowers students to visualize and explain complex ecosystem dynamics. Students will identify
6th - 8th
Biology, Environment, Visual Arts
NGSS
MS-LS2-3
Atom Mosaic - The Art of Conservation - Art & Science Lesson Plan
Bring the Law of Conservation of Mass to life with the Atom Mosaic, a hands-on lesson combining art and science for middle schoolers. Students model the combustion of methane by rearranging paper "atoms" to create a mosaic, visually demonstrating that atoms are conserved in a chemical reaction. This NGSS-aligned project culminates in a Claim-Evidence-Reasoning (CER) scientific argument based on their creation. This print-and-go resource includes:A detailed 3-day lesson planStudent handouts for b
6th - 8th
Chemistry, General Science, Other (Arts)
NGSS
MS-PS1-5
Also included in:Â MS-PS1 Matter and its Interactions
Invisible Sculptures - Art & Science Lesson Plan
This STEAM lesson, "Invisible Sculptures," allows students to visualize magnetic and electric fields to meet NGSS Standard MS-PS2-5. Through a hands-on investigation, students create "sculptures" with iron filings and static electricity, providing visual evidence of unseen forces. Following the investigation, students will critically evaluate their experimental design. They will analyze their methods, identify uncontrolled variables and potential sources of error, and suggest improvements. This
6th - 8th
Engineering, Other (Arts), Physical Science
NGSS
MS-PS2-5
Also included in:Â Art in Motion: A Full STEAM Bundle for NGSS MS-PS2 Forces and Interactions
Cosmic Canvases - The Art of Gravity: Art & Science Lesson Plan
Transform your abstract gravity lesson into a hands-on STEAM experience. With Cosmic Canvases, students create data-rich art to understand the pull of gravity. Using a fabric "gravity well," students model spacetime by rolling marbles (comets) around central masses (stars), tracing their paths to create a beautiful visual. This project is designed to meet NGSS Standard MS-PS2-4, requiring students to construct an argument based on evidence. They will plan and conduct an investigation to support
6th - 8th
Engineering, Other (Arts), Physics
NGSS
MS-PS2-4
Also included in:Â Art in Motion: A Full STEAM Bundle for NGSS MS-PS2 Forces and Interactions
Force Field Photography - Art & Science Lesson Plan
Stop trying to explain invisible force fields and let your students SEE them! This 3-day lesson transforms your science class into an art studio where students conduct hands-on investigations into electric and magnetic forces. The artwork they create is the data, providing a tangible and creative way to engage with complex physical science concepts. This project is built around the core scientific practice of analyzing data and asking questions, directly aligning with NGSS performance expectatio
6th - 8th
General Science, Other (Arts), Physical Science
NGSS
MS-PS2-3
Also included in:Â Art in Motion: A Full STEAM Bundle for NGSS MS-PS2 Forces and Interactions
Artful Accelercart - Art & Science Lesson Plan
This hands-on STEAM project, the Artful Accelercart, allows middle school students to explore Newton's Second Law by designing and building a rolling cart with a pendulum paintbrush. As the cart accelerates, it creates a paint streak that visually represents the concept, making abstract physics tangible. This project-based learning experience integrates the Engineering Design Process, visual arts, and core physics principles. Students will conduct a controlled experiment to investigate the relat
6th - 8th
Engineering, Other (Arts), Physics
NGSS
MS-PS2-2
Also included in:Â Art in Motion: A Full STEAM Bundle for NGSS MS-PS2 Forces and Interactions
Kinetic Art Racers - Art & Science Lesson Plan
Transform your kinetic energy unit with this engaging, hands-on STEAM lab. Students design investigations where toy cars crash into paint packets, creating "process art" that visually represents kinetic energy. The size of the paint splat provides quantitative data for students to analyze. This project is designed to meet NGSS Standard MS-PS3-1. Students will: Conduct controlled experiments to test the effects of mass and speed on kinetic energy.Collect data and create two graphs to illustrate l
6th - 8th
Other (Arts), Physical Science, Physics
NGSS
MS-PS3-1
Collision Contraptions - Art & Science Lesson Plan
Ready for a project that makes physics fun? This hands-on lesson challenges 6th-8th graders to design, build, and test a vehicle that protects a fragile passenger during a crash. By integrating physics, engineering, and art, students will apply Newton's Third Law memorably and engagingly. Perfect for project-based learning, this STEAM activity gets students excited about science and the engineering design process. What You Get: 4-Day Lesson Plan: A step-by-step guide for a seamless project flow.
6th - 8th
Engineering, Other (Arts), Physics
NGSS
MS-PS2-1
Also included in:Â Art in Motion: A Full STEAM Bundle for NGSS MS-PS2 Forces and Interactions
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Welcome to my store! I'm Susanne, a passionate educator with over 25 years of experience in 1st through 8th-grade classrooms. My focus has been on middle school STEM and art. I started creating my resources because I saw a need for more hands-on lessons focused on using art to teach complex science concepts. Every resource you find here was made to focus on one of the NGSS Standards. I have ensured that each is engaging, effective, and easy for you to implement. My goal is to create high-quality, rigorous, and time-saving materials so you can focus on what matters most: your students.
Thank you for stopping by! I hope you find something that makes your teaching life a little easier.
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Master's Degree in Differentiated Instruction
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