You have three opportunities for extended learning – Mural Quest, Rainbows, and Reading. Find more details for each of these below.
BEFORE YOU QUEST: Respond in your Quest Journal (composition notebook) to the “Before your mural quest” questions on the Ladder of Inference Mural Quest page (below).
WHILE QUESTING: Visit at least four murals (or other pieces of public art) and respond to the “Reflect at each mural on your quest” questions.
AFTER YOU QUEST: Respond to the “After your mural quest” questions after you are completely done visiting murals.
BONUS take photo or ten while on your Mural Quest. Share with us via email or post them on social media using the hashtags #STEMAZing and #SystemsThinking. (Make sure the post is public so we can find it!) You can also tag us – @TheSTEMAZingPro and @WatersCenterST.
RYB Rainbow-ish 1: Using ONLY red, yellow, and blue paint, paint a Rainbow-ish by mixing these starting colors together to create all the colors of the rainbow. Bonus if you use the red, yellow, and blue paint to mix even more color shades beyond those listed on the Rainbow-ish page.
CYM Rainbow-ish 2: Using Using ONLY cyan, yellow, and magenta paint, paint a Rainbow-ish by mixing these starting colors together to create all the colors of the rainbow. Bonus if you use the red, yellow, and blue paint to mix even more color shades beyond those listed on the Rainbow-ish page.
3. Reading
NOTE: Epic! is the leading digital reading platform—built on a collection of 40,000+ popular, high-quality books from 250+ of the world’s best publishers—that safely fuels curiosity and reading confidence for kids 12 and under. Create a FREE teacher account to access digital books and videos linked below.
Ada Twist, Scientist by Andrea Beaty (author) and David Roberts (illustrator) – in your STEMAZing Kit, Epic! Digital Book, and Epic! Video
Maybe Something Beautiful by F. Isabel Campoy and Theresa Howell (authors) and Rafael López (illustrator) Epic! Video (Bilingual: This video first reads the book in English and then the second half of the video is the same story read in Spanish.)
(Optional but encouraged) Use Hello, Red Fox by Eric Carle (author and illustrator) to test your family and friends! Record results in your Quest Journal.
(Optional but encouraged) Magic Trash: A Story of Tyree Guyton and His Art by J.H. Shapiro (author) and Vanessa Brantley-Newton (illustrator) Epic! Digital Book
(Optional) Sofia Valdez, Future Prez by Andrea Beaty (author) and David Roberts (illustrator) – in your STEMAZing Kit, Epic! Digital Book
(NOTE: Did you spot Ida B. Wells in the book? Learn more about Ida B. Wells by clicking HERE.)
