Lessons
Lesson Collection
A collection of arts-integrated STEAM lessons for grades 7 and 8.
About The Lessons
Each lesson below is sourced from published curricula, educators, and STEAM organizations, redesigned for middle school students in grades 7 and 8. Click any lesson to view the full breakdown, explore student worksheets, and download PDF versions of both the instructor and student pages.
American Colony Design Challenge
Students will build and research a piece of Colonial American technology. They will collaboratively plan and create a cardboard model of their historically accurate tool, and present their finished design to the class.
Subjects: History, Engineering, Art
Art Rocks!
Students will research, build, and present a 3D, paper mache sculpture of their chosen rock type.
Subjects: Science, Art
Math Mandala Design Challenge
To construct a paper mandala using geometry formulas for area, circumference, and perimeter.
Subjects: Geometry, Art
Poetry and History
Students respond to a painting of industrial Pittsburgh by writing poetry, researching the Bessemer steel process, and studying the environmental impact of industrialization.
Subjects: Language Arts, History, Art Observation