An established painter, Kramer has also taught for 15 years. Science is like art. It can take you places you never imagined. Immediately, she tries to have her fourth-grade students draw on all of their senses and methods of learning. One of Kramer's experiments requires kids to grow different types of plants, testing the pH level, discovering which plant fibers make the most durable paper, and finally making the paper.
Students see that everything is a process.
If you alter just one of the steps, you'll get different results. Kramer's students, who enjoy hearing about her personal experiences as an artist, are delighted by the fact that she can draw and be a scientist. It will belong to them. An extensive list of arts-related links. Back to top Victoria L. Tilney is a writer living in New York.