Recording, noticing, and caring: responding to nature and the planet
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Why this why now
This unit encourages pupils to think critically about the relationship between humans and the natural world at a time when environmental issues are increasingly urgent and visible. By studying how artists respond to nature and environmental change, pupils learn that art can be both imaginative and purposeful - a way to communicate care, responsibility, and hope. This unit also gives pupils an opportunity to develop their voice as young artists -making choices, expressing opinions, and creating artworks that respond to real issues that affect their futures.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils can use drawing tools to make different kinds of lines, shapes, and textures.
- They can look closely at natural and man-made forms and record what they see.
- They know that materials can be reused or recycled to create new art.
- They understand that people can help to care for and protect the environment.
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Why this why now
This unit encourages pupils to think critically about the relationship between humans and the natural world at a time when environmental issues are increasingly urgent and visible. By studying how artists respond to nature and environmental change, pupils learn that art can be both imaginative and purposeful - a way to communicate care, responsibility, and hope. This unit also gives pupils an opportunity to develop their voice as young artists -making choices, expressing opinions, and creating artworks that respond to real issues that affect their futures.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils can use drawing tools to make different kinds of lines, shapes, and textures.
- They can look closely at natural and man-made forms and record what they see.
- They know that materials can be reused or recycled to create new art.
- They understand that people can help to care for and protect the environment.
Recording, noticing, and caring: responding to nature and the planet
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.
5 lessons in unit
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