Skittle Design Brief

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Design Brief

Skittles Artworks
Introduction Brief
In the lead up to science week, each of you will be You will work with a partner to collect your
working in pairs to experiment with making skittle art! materials, predict what will happen, then conduct
your Skittle experiment! The teacher will be
This experiment will bring out each child’s inner artist as here to guide you, however you have control over
we explore how water changes the Skittles colour, the colours and design you choose, so it’s time to
texture and how the water is changed. put on your creative thinking caps!

At the end of this experiment, we will see how powerful Generating Designs
water is in changing materials, such as Skittles, and also You will be using the Stop Motion app iMotion on
have a creative art piece to show our families and friends! the iPads to document the experience and the
changes that take place. At the end of the
process, we will display all of your online creations
at Science week.

Project Management Time/Lesson Plan


1. Learning about how
Step by step guide
Specifications water changes
1. Draw your ideas for materials
This experiment includes a few constraints to consider: your Skittle art 2. Inquire about
1. Do not eat the Skittles 2. Create a series of making art with
2. Only use your given amount of water designs including the
food
3. Water and iPads must be kept away from each 3. Research
colour of skittles you ingredients in
other. will use and the layout skittles and predict
4. TRY to recycle the plastic plate used 3. Gather your materials what could happen
4. Design artwork
4. Create your art
Materials 5. Complete
5. Stop Motion the experiment and
o Plastic plate process from start to stop motion video
o Selection of Skittles end and present! 6. Present!
o Water jug
o iPad Evaluation
o Soil 1. What colours worked best together?
o Pebbles 2. How much water was needed to create the
artwork?
Inquiry Questions 3. Does my prediction match my observation?
1. Can we make art with Skittles? 4. Did my artwork look similar to anyone else’s?
2. What do I think is needed to make art with 5. Would the same design work for a larger
Skittles? classroom experiment using lots of Skittles?
3. What would happen if I used a different liquid
instead of water? Presentation
4. What would happen if I used all of the same You will take an iMotion video from the start of the
coloured skittles? process to the finished product which will be
5. Could we create other pictures and art with the presented during Science Week alongside a live
Skittles and water? experiment of the most successful group!
6. How much water and sunlight do my plants need?

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