Art that shows nature’s resilience

Art and design

Drawing natural forms in an abstract style

An artist's respond to plastic waste

Recording environmental textures

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

True or false? Ephemeral art is still important, even if it disappears.

Why might artists make ephemeral art using natural materials?

Which of these natural objects can you use to make a sculpture?

When making a sculpture outside, you might use {{}}, twigs, and stones.

What happens to natural sculptures over time?

A {{}} is a piece of art that is made by shaping or building materials into a three-dimensional form.

Which of these is NOT a natural object you might use in a sculpture?

Put these steps in the right order for making a natural sculpture:

Art that shows nature’s resilience

Lesson outcome