An artist's respond to plastic waste

Art and design

Draw fossils in an abstract style

Recording environmental textures

Art that shows nature’s resilience

Imagining a better future

Pupils will look at the theme of fossils as a starting point for this unit. They make and abstract a drawing of a fossil using chalk pastels and charcoal. Pupils design and make a 3D fossil of the future sculpture using the casting process and design principles.

Recording, noticing, and caring: responding to nature and the planet

Henderson Island is now one of the most plastic-polluted places on Earth.

Which artist travelled with Break Free From Plastic and created a series of photographs about plastic waste?

Mandy Barker's Shelf-Life photographs are created using traditional painting techniques.

What was the purpose of Mandy Barker's Shelf-Life photographs?

It conveys complex messages in a visual and emotional way.

What role does art play in raising awareness about environmental issues like plastic pollution?

Breaking down a complex form into __________ shapes can help when drawing.

The process of fossilisation typically takes millions of years due to slow ...

Which of the following is considered a simple shape used in breaking down a fossil?

a line that bends without any sharp angles

a shape that loops around a central point, expanding outward

lines that spread out from a central point-like spokes on a wheel

Match each simple shape to its correct description as it relates to drawing a fossil.

overall structure is made up of simpler elements like circles

basic forms such as circles, spirals and radiating lines

representation of something that may not look like its original form

Match each term to its correct definition.

Identify the overall complex form of the fossil.

Observe the fossil closely, noting the shapes that make it up.

Rearrange the simple shapes to create an abstract picture.

Draw the fossil using the identified simple shapes.

Order the steps involved in breaking down a fossil into its simplest forms.

Introduction

What will you need for this lesson?

Are you ready to learn?

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