Digital Technology
Lesson Overview: This arts-integrated lesson plan combines biology concepts with digital media arts. Designed collaboratively by a classroom teacher and teaching artist, the lesson guides students to model genetic variation, adaptation, and evolution using 3D software to create digital species. The plan incorporates Illinois state science standards with media arts education, allowing students to visualize scientific concepts through creative expression while encouraging them to incorporate their personal identity into their digital creatures. Assessment is performance-based, with students creating presentations and explaining genetic concepts through their artistic work, fostering both scientific understanding and creative skills.
