Description: Group project with each student in a group re-making a frame from a motion sequence of an animal moving. Each student-made frame will include drawings or text of the student’s favorite foods or activities as well as the diet and habits of the animal. Objectives: 1. Observation of animal motion …
project samples Egret Red Fox Description: Paper frames with negative space cut out in the shape of animas found at the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge. Designs are added to frame and the frame then is layered on top of calendar nature images. Objectives: 1. Understanding of basic elements of design patterns. …
Description: Paper turtle shell or paper butterfly folded into sections for students’ reference drawings of plants at John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge Objectives: 1. Familiarization and ability to identify some plants at JHNWR. 2. Knowledge of symmetry in organisms. 3. Both creative and scientific depiction of different plants and animals. Author: Blair …
project sample: Description: Learning the structures of wings and applying life lessons. A great project for responsibility and dependability, teaching students to complete a big task. Geese flying south for the winter depend on each other. They need each other in order to complete their goal. Objectives: 1. Appreciating birds in …
Description: Name tag on folded paper with personal drawn designs and taped decorations. Name written on the tag will be similar to an organism’s scientific name, consisting of the genus of an actual organism that can be found at the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge (such as Ardea for great blue heron) combined with …
Project Title: Paper Plate Hats Description: Themes may vary. Have the children design a fun and easy paper plate hat for almost any holiday and/or special occasion. Students may create a story to go along with their creations. Author: Alysia Grade level or Target Age Range: Elementary grades 1-5 Historical Art …
Description: Group-made drawing of a creature composed of insect or animal body parts individually drawn, similar to the games, Telephone, Pictionary, or whisper-down-the-lane. Objective:Students get to experiment with a variety of materials and begin to share creativity while getting to know each other. Author: Kristin, edit by Blair Grade level …
Description: Introductions; name tags written in bubble letters and decorated with animal and food items corresponding to the first letter of the student’s name. Objective: Students and teacher have an opportunity to learn one another’s names and to equate written language with visual symbols. This understanding will help encourage students to …
