Planets in the Art Room at Pershing!

Paper Mache Madness

Working in Planet Groups

Here at Pershing Elementary, third and fourth graders are working on their solar system inquiry unit in their classroom. Students brought their expertise to the Art Room!

We discussed the importance of scale in three-dimensional artwork. Since we can't make life-sized planets, we had to create them to scale. Planets were made using paper mache, and then painted to mimic the actual surface of the planet.

Uranus in the making!

This solar system will be on display for the entire school to see. We labeled each planet, and wrote out two fun facts for each one. This is our way of educating other Pershing students about our planets.

Finding some fun facts about our planets.

Stay tuned to see our final display! It's sure to be out of this world!