Children love to learn about all the planets around us. This is a bean mosaic of the planet Jupiter! Learn about all the wild weather on Jupiter and create this art project as a fun way to help them remember Jupiter’s Great RedSpot!
Materials:
- Cardboard Circle
- Beans (check wholesale/bulk stores)
- Glue
Suggest Resources for a Unit Study:
Art Project Tutorial:
Step 1
Cut out a circle from your cardboard.
(Optional use of paper plate instead)
Step 2
Look at the pictures of Jupiter. Draw in
some lines to represent the different
colors. Make a big space for the Great
Red Spot
Step 3
Spread out and separate your beans by
color.
Step 4
Start to glue your beans!
Step 5
Add in another color of the atmosphere.
Step 6
Start adding in the rest of the colors by
looking at the photo of Jupiter and
swirling the colors.
Step 7
Fill up the entire circle and let your
planet dry for a while.
Step 8
You can mount your planet to black tag board and draw in the moons as well.
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