Mermaid Project

Students were inspired by the community around them for this problem-based learning opportunity.  Students were asked to name a mermaid statue that was placed in Rudee's Inlet in Virginia Beach.  Each student then created a work of art inspired by the mermaid and the story that she told.  Each student created a name and a back story for why she came to Virginia Beach and made it her home.  Students had the opportunity to go out on a boat and see the mermaid statue first-hand before starting the construction of their own piece.  Here is what 8th graders created..