The Venomous Portuguese Man O' War: Draw and Learn Science Facts

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Join this class to learn amazing facts and how to draw a Portuguese Man-of-War. Participate in a marine biology, zoology, and *STEAM drawing lesson about this fascinating ocean animal that is NOT a jellyfish but a siphonophore!

Class Experience

* STEAM is an educational approach that incorporates the arts into the more-familiar STEM model, which includes science, technology, engineering and mathematics. 

The teacher will give a 10-15 minute interactive presentation with facts about the Portuguese Man-of-War including its habitat, predators, prey, symbiotic relationships, and how it got its name.  Students will also learn why this creature is mistaken for a jellyfish and what to do if they are ever stung (the teacher has firsthand...

This class is taught in English.

Students will hone their art and listening skills as they follow step-by-step directions on how to draw this mysterious creature. They will also learn many interesting facts about the Portuguese Man o' War.

Students will add creative details to complete their undersea drawing.

The teacher has a master's degree in Integrating Arts Into the Curriculum and thrives on creating lessons that are creative and educational. She taught kindergarten through 4th grade and gifted students in public schools for thirty years and has been an Outschool teacher since March 2020.

Drawing or watercolor paper
Pencil and eraser
Colored pencils, crayons, oil pastels, or markers

In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:Google Slides

45 minutes per week in class, and maybe some time outside of class.

Available times

Pacific

Table of available sections

Meet the teacher

Judy Harrison M.Ed Art/Poetry/Animals

Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(450)

Greetings! Thank you for taking a moment to look at my educator profile. I have been teaching on Outschool since March 2020 and reaching learners in a virtual classroom is my new passion. 

Central Michigan University is where I earned an...