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C O N T EN T S
The aim of this project was to create and co-create localized contextually relevant informal educational artefacts, awareness programs and experiences with and for children and young adults.
HOW DO I USE THIS BOOK THINGS I MAY NEED TO SEE LIKE... ACTIVITY 1 ACTIVITY 2 ACTIVITY 3 TO LISTEN LIKE... ACTIVITY 4 ACTIVITY 5 ACTIVITY 6 ACTIVITY 7 TO SMELL LIKE... ACTIVITY 8 ACTIVITY 9 ACTIVITY 10 TO TOUCH LIKE... ACTIVITY 11
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Location: Bangalore
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IT’S NOT OVER YET...
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‘SENSING NATURE’. Original text, design and illustration in English by Priyanka Jain Printed by: Kolor Kode Copyright Srishti School of Art, Design and Technology 2015 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written permission of Srishti School of Art, Design and Technology.
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Don’t just look out of the window...
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This book is supposed to be used in a natural space, like a park, garden or a big forest! So get out there, go on an adventure!
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Solve the riddles
Do the activity
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Try the activities in a group, that way we learn new things from each other!
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Find out the names of all the things you come across, if you dont know the name, try giving it a name!
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Finally the most Important - Go crazy with nature
2. As this book is divided into 4 senses
See
Hear
Smell
Touch
Use all the senses to the fullest. Combine 2 senses or activities. The way you like it!
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If an activity can be done differently, you can try it that way, as well!
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Do not pluck anything, try looking for things on the ground. Trees have feelings too!
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A jar to collect all the interesting natural objects I find! While on a nature hunt, the best way to learn is from collecting and observing!
Lots of colourful stationery, like pens, crayons, sketchpens, paints etc. Also a round hollow circular object(like a bangle)!
Glue, Sellotape and other things that help stick the natural objects in this book! Its fun to preserve these small unique objects!
Always carry water, something to eat and Safety-Aid like band aids, cotton and an antiseptic cream! While around nature, always be prepared for challenges!
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To See like...
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A dragonfly With a set of two eyes covering its head, It’s known to have a sharp eye sight, This sight runs towards the light! They can see everywhere around, By moving their head round and round! Now, Just like the dragonfly, Use your two round eyes! To observe and see Colours, shapes and movement Little things around you, Which then become a part of your book too!
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RIDDLE We come in different shades Of green and brown! We are always attached to the ground, The one we have found! Flowers are on our crown, And roots then go underground! What are we called?
_ R _ _ s
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Activity 1 : Look around you, collect all possible natural objects. Stick them together on the next page in the shape of the first letter of the word tree!
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Make your “T” here!
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Looking through the circle Could be a mystery! Something will catch your eye; It may just be a dragonfly! You may find something That no one has ever seen! These maybe in places, You have not been! Look left, Look right, Look up, look down, Look upside-down! What are the creatures, Living on a tree? Are they coloured differently?
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Activity 2: Look through a hollow object like a bangle or a cut-out paper plate. Focus on your surroundings, spot something interesting? Draw it out on this page!
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Riddle Its summer time, The season for the red flowers to shine! The leaves look like rain drops Marching left and right, This tree, is of a medium height! The seed pod looks like A sword or a ladder, And these you can gather! Can you spot this flamboyant tree?
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Activity 3: Find out the name of this tree and write it here
Think of at least 2 objects from your daily life, that looks similar to the flower of this tree! Write it here
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Collect their red flowers and stick them in this circle! This way you can preserve them forever!
__________________________________ Quickly, draw the objects here
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TO LISTEN LIKE...
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A pigeon It never misses a sound, And is always alert, Of the noises around! It hears very low sounds, From great distances, Even the sound That comes from deep underground! Can you listen like a pigeon?
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ACTIVITY 4: Can you spot these different summer birds?
K y ik- K yik- K yik-
K yik
says the Rose-Ringed Parakeet
Screeeeech Cheeeeeep
says the Red-Whiskered Bul-Bul
Squeeeek
- Squeeek
says the Mynah
TUK -T uk- T uk - T uk says the Coppersmith Barbet
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RIDDLE These are insects that come Alive in the summer heat! The male insect Calls the female, This leaves a voice trail! They are always hidden, Looking for them Could be a riddle! Found beneath rocks And half eaten leaves, Close to the broken barks of trees! The insect sings a song which we hear from distances that are long! Do you know the insects name?
C R _ _ K _ TS
C RIK- C
RIK
C RIK- C RIK C RIK- C
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C RIK- C
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RIK C RIK C- RIK CRIK RIK C C RIK RIK C C RIK
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Activity 5: Stand in a circle, each one closes their eyes and open your ears! There should be silence to observe the sounds around you! Pick these sounds from nature and imitate them! Write these sounds in the circles below, Use different colours for each sound!
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RIDDLE On the green grass I lie, Staring at the blue sky! The sky has cotton on its side, In which many stories they hide! They move with the air, They look like an old lady’s white hair! And when they get too heavy, They burst out bringing rain everywhere! Who are they?
C _ _U _S
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ACTIVITY 6: Spot the different shapes of clouds in the sky? Can you spot a cloud that looks like an animal or any other thing? Once you find something different draw it out here
My cloud looks like a hat!
Found your shapes in the sky? After finishing this page, can you imagine the clouds talk? What would your clouds then say? Will your cloud objects make a sound? Write it on the last few pages!
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Look at the palm of your hand, Does this look like The map of another land? Some lines straight, some lines curvy Some lines bent, Crossing each other going topsy-turvy! Like different streets on a road, These lines are everywhere in nature, From the veins of the leaves, To the barks of the tree! Can you find these lines around you and me?
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ACTIVITY 7: Pick a line from nature ( barks of a tree, veins of the leaves etc.) Try matching these lines to any 2 lines on the palm of your hand! Once you have found your match, draw them out on this page, both the natural as well as palm lines, using different colours!
YOUR MATCH
My Match
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THIS IS A VISUAL RIDDLE! CAN YOU GUESS IT?
CAN YOU ALSO SPOT TREE HOLES CARVED OUT IN DIFFERENT SHAPES? LOOK FOR THEM ! FORM SHAPES OUT OF TREE HOLES! IT’S SO MUCH FUN !!
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TO SMELL LIKE...
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The Elephant It uses its long trunk to smell, Storing all the sweet smell! At the tip of the trunk, Lie the nostrils Which help detect water From far distances! It can also sense the smell of thunder, Isn’t that a great wonder?
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RIDDLE They are the most colourful parts of a tree, The smell in them attracts Ants, butterflies and bees! The smell may remind you Of your favourite perfume, Or a green leafy vegetable That fills up your dining room! They can bring a smile to anyone’s face, They are decorated in a vase! Which part of the tree is this, Which have both a beautiful colour And a sweet smell?
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ACTIVITY 8: In the table below, write down the colours around you, what this colour reminds you of and how it makes you feel ! Then put these words together and make a sentence! One by one read out your sentences!
COLOUR
OBJECT
FEELING
Orange
Ice Candy
Yummy
Write your colourful sentences here:
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ACTIVITY 9: Collect different colours of flowers and Other colours of natural objects around you! Put them together in the shape of a rainbow! Each rainbow line should have a different colour! Now you can smell your rainbow!
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RIDDLE There is a pink flower, That lives in the water! Flower blooms on the ponds surface, Roots inside the ponds base! When you get the flower out, After some time the colour fades out! This flower is known for its beauty, Blooms during the day And closes by night! What is the name of this unique flower?
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ACTIVITY 10: Collect different sizes of stones, pebbles etc., Paint them on one side , using different colours! Then Press the painted side on this page! Now keeping the impression as the center, Draw petals around them, you now have a flower!
Once you have completely filled this page, can you look for other objects that you can paint and form impressions of ? If yes, jump to the last few pages and make your impressions!
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TO TOUCH LIKE...
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The Roots Touching the ground, under the surface, And above the many layers of grainy soil! The ground and the roots, merge their colours To form different shades of brown! Can you close your eyes, feel the objects around you? And guess their colours?
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RIDDLE They add the colour green to a tree, They dance and sway, When the air moves freely! There are thousands of them Growing on a tree If you start counting them, It will be eternity! Some are as big as, The palm of your hand, Some are as small as, Your little finger that stands!
When you touch them, They may open or close! Some may feel As soft as cream, Some may poke you Like a needle, Making your scream! Which part of the tree Do you think they are?
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Activity 11: Collect at least 5 different shapes and colours of leaves Place it on this page and make an outline of these leaves! Colour them in different shades of green!
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RIDDLE You can hug this part of the tree, Will your hands then meet? This part of the tree may be Rough like a rocky road, In some trees it maybe, As smooth as the back of a toad! By holding on to this tree chunk You can climb and reach the top tree bunk! Which part of the tree is this?
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ACTIVITY 12: Place this page and the next on the bark of a tree! Now take your favourite colour crayon and colour this page, keeping it on the bark of the tree! You will see the patterns of the tree bark on the page!
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It’s not over yet... Now that you have become a successful Riddle-Solver And Nature Explorer, pick any object from nature that you loved exploring, write your own riddle and create an activity around it. This can be based on any sense. Share these with your friends!
RIDDLE _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________
Draw the answer to the riddle on this page
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THIS IS MY ACTIVITY
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GLOS SARY
RID DL E A N SW E RS
FINDING The action of finding someone or something
Page 19 - TREES
EXPLORE Travel through an unfamiliar area in order to learn about it
Page 39 - CRICKETS
SURROUNDING All round a particular place or thing FLAMBOYANT Which attracts attention because of their beauty TRAIL A mark or a series of objects which are left behind when someone or something passes DETECT Discover or identify the presesnce of something UNIQUE Being one of its kind IMPRESSION An imitation of an object ETERNITY Infinite or a very very very long time TOAD An animal living both in land and water (amphibian)
Page 29 - GULMOHAR Page 43 - CLOUDS Page 60 - FLOWERS Page 67 - LOTUS Page 77 - LEAVES Page 83- TREE TRUNK
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THANK YOU! Dr. Geetha Narayanan, Founder, Director- Srishti School Of Art, Design and Technology. My project mentors, Kavita Arvind and Srivi Kalyan, for their constant guidance, encouragement and patience at every stage of this book. My project guides Matt Lee and Manasee for checking in on the growth of the project and lending their valuable feed back about the possibilities of the project. Simran Monga, for the constant productive feedback and helping me complete this book. Nidhi Jain, my 7 year old cousin for listening to my poems, riddles and stories, lending me her wonderful ideas and always trying out the activities. Yutika, Kayaan, Heyaan, Pal, Jiya, Prince, Paras, Shamita, Sachi, Harshil and many other children who were always eager to explore nature with me through the walks at Cubbon Park and sharing their wonderful insights about nature. My friends who have heard me rant about my project and to bear with me through the process. And Mom, Dad, Bhabhi, Bhaiya without whom it would not have been possible.
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Nature has hidden secrets, waiting to be discovered. This book helps unravel the mysteries in nature, using your senses-to look, to listen, to smell and to touch. Exploring shapes, colours, textures, sounds and movements around, the activities in this book will take you one step closer to nature. Collect little treasures and happy memories while you are around in a natural space, gather all these summer memories in this nature book.
This book was designed as part of the Post Graduate Professional Diploma Program for the academic year 2014-2015, under the project CERTAD Studios- If I Were Sky, If I Were Story. Project Mentors : Kavita Arvind & Srisrividhiya Kalyanasundaram