Light and Shadow Free Art Project | Paper

This sample art project incorporates sculpture building to create a simple art project that emphasizes the science of light, shadow, and translucency. Combine your art and science lessons without any extra prep.

This enlightening resource includes:

• one very simple art project that can be completed within an hour from the start to the end of clean-up.
• a complete lesson plan with step-by-step instructions with modifications to differentiate for your students (or your available supplies).
• a project that uses cardboard paper rolls, pins, light (like a battery-operated tea light candle) and a dark room.
• instructions to minimize prep work and clean up.
• an art project designed for the "not-an-art-teacher" generalist (meaning they don't require you to have a lot of specialized art skills).

This resource supports:

• any science unit about light and shadow.

Ninja Note: This file is a PDF and requires printing for students to use the student pages. Teachers are not required to print the plans or photographs to use them. Instead, they can be displayed on a projector to be shared with students.