Art+and+Science—The+Art+Museum+as+Laboratory

May 13, 2017 8:30am–11:30am Ryan Education Center, Studio C $30; 3 CPDUs Both artists and scientists act on their curiosity by identifying, inquiring, and then investigating the unknown with close observation, reasoning, imagining, and creative problem-solving. The Art Institute now offers a student tour and teacher resource for grades 6–8, focused on the intersection of art and science. Experience aspects of the tour, learn to use the museum as a laboratory, and consider how to stimulate curious thinking and practice in students. __**Works viewed:**__ Spring Rains - Victor Higgins @http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/11371

Crowned and Bejeweled Buddha Seated on an Elephant Throne @http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/101031

The River -- O. Louis Guglielmi @http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/52660 __**Conservation work at the Art Institute:**__ VIDEO: Renoir’s True Colors—Science Solves a Mystery@http://www.artic.edu/aic/resources/resource/3104 VIDEO: Under Cover—The Science of Van Gogh's Bedroomshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SsUzaIDsHo Interactive feature on Matisse's Back series:@http://www.artic.edu/aic/exhibitions/matisse/backp0.html

__**Resources:**__ Link to the Next Generation Science Standards overview of Stability and Change: @http://www.nextgenscience.org/crosscutting-concepts/stability-and-change

Download the Art + Science Teacher Manual New Vision for Science Education from the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) Article - "What We Owe the MythBusters" Article - "Artists and Scientists-More Alike than Different" Article - "STEM to STEAM" Overview of Cross-Cutting Concepts from the NGSS Matrix of Cross-Cutting Concepts from the NGSS Framework for the National Core Arts Standards (NCAS) Standards for Visual Arts (NCAS) Standards for Music (NCAS)