Artology 2012 Camp Newsletter July 6, 2012 Week 1 & Week 2
Next week’s theme:
Week 1’s theme: Our 5 Senses Artologists examined their natural surroundings using all 5 senses.
SPACE
Some things they spotted: a decomposing snake, a fawn, and miniature berries.
Upcoming Trips
Some plants they smelled & tasted: rosemary, mint, onion grass
Some tools they used: magnifying glasses, microscopes, hand held microscopes, bug zappers
Mon. 7/9: Franklin Institute Wed. 7/11: Penn Museum Fri. 7/6: Local Park (TBD)
Some organisms they identified: paramecium, water flea, different plant & bird species
Artologists also:
painted zoomed-in portraits of their surroundings
created “back-to-back” drawings with their peers
made terrariums
explored the scientific research method through experiments involving sunflowers
created a mural made of mossy silhouettes
explored the National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum
explored mosaics at the Philadelphia Magic Gardens
This week’s theme: Our surroundings
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Artologists: Learned how the Wissahickon creek was shaped by ancient forces Identified different rock formations and rock types at Wissahickon Park (the boys went on a quest for Garnet!) Created ‘en plein air’ watercolor paintings Wrote haikus about the outdoors Made origami fire balls and ice cubes Recreated the history of the 1st 600 million years of earth Performed a climate change experiment- creating and cooling or heating their own greenhouses Went on an “Art Hunt” throughout the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
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