Imaginaturalists
The Heart of Science
Imaginaturalists is an education program using creativity and artistic expression to communicate scientific concepts in schools.
I wish to encourage children to engage with the world around them, giving them a love of nature and a desire to explore and protect our world.
Creativity engages children with science by learning in a fun hands on approach. Gaining an understanding of many concepts in science and an improved self confidence in all aspects of their education.
A taste of some of the courses offered are outlined below. These are adaptable and can be styled to suit your schools needs, please contact me if you wish to discuss your schools needs.
In addition to full term/10 week courses, intensive one day workshops and professional development days are also offered. These incorporate a full day of creative thinking, observation and result in discovery and documentation of the scientific principles of the world around us.
A Taste of Imaginaturalists
Birds Beauty and Biodiversity
Birds Beauty and Biodiversity
Birds Beauty and Biodiversity
A comprehensive weekly program running over ten weeks giving children the basic skills and techniques to master the art of scientific illustration by learning the basics in scientific observation.
NESA outcomes include visual arts, science, literacy, engineering and mathematics
A Botanical Heart
Birds Beauty and Biodiversity
Birds Beauty and Biodiversity
Become a botanist over ten weeks.
Learn about creating herbarium sheets and about the important role that plants play in our environment. Gain scientific skills through experiential learning and master techniques of illustration.
NESA learning outcomes include visual arts, literacy and science.
Weird is wonderful
Birds Beauty and Biodiversity
Weird is wonderful
A weekly course that takes a close look at the weirdest animals that actually exist in the most extreme geographic environments on our planet.
Extension art skills, with environmental lessons and observations to see if life is stranger than our own imaginations
NESA outcomes include, visual arts, science, geography, literacy and mathematics
Bountiful
Early Education
Plants on Mars
Bountiful explores the way in which humans use the many resources of our bountiful planet. Food, Fibre and Forests are examined with a range of creative activities. Sustainability and traditional practices are discussed whilst students learn all about the journey from our Earth to our plates, homes and lives.
NESA outcomes include Science
Bountiful explores the way in which humans use the many resources of our bountiful planet. Food, Fibre and Forests are examined with a range of creative activities. Sustainability and traditional practices are discussed whilst students learn all about the journey from our Earth to our plates, homes and lives.
NESA outcomes include Science geography, visual arts, literacy, geography and mathematics.
Plants on Mars
Early Education
Plants on Mars
Designing and maintaining life on another planet. In this course Imaginaturalists will think critically and creatively to design biological and technological solutions to overcome the problems of growing plants on Mars. If life were to be found, what kind of adaptations would plants have in this harsh environment? How would plants evolve
Designing and maintaining life on another planet. In this course Imaginaturalists will think critically and creatively to design biological and technological solutions to overcome the problems of growing plants on Mars. If life were to be found, what kind of adaptations would plants have in this harsh environment? How would plants evolve over billions of years if Mars was a blank canvas?
NESA outcomes include science, visual arts, geography, literacy and design.
Early Education
Early Education
Early Education
Growing little Imaginaturalists. Observational drawing workshops for preschool aged children. Children are invited to try a variety of mediums whilst learning to use their eyes to look closely at the details which make up our beautiful world around us!
A first look through a microscope and other observation skills. Developing confidence
Growing little Imaginaturalists. Observational drawing workshops for preschool aged children. Children are invited to try a variety of mediums whilst learning to use their eyes to look closely at the details which make up our beautiful world around us!
A first look through a microscope and other observation skills. Developing confidence and skills to draw what they see and apply these skills to other aspects of their early journey into education.
I WONDER WEATHER?
TO BEE OR NOT TO BEE
TO BEE OR NOT TO BEE
How does the weather affect the environment, our climate and our lives? A weekly course introducing the wonders of the weather with many creative activities alongside measurement, data recording, trends and prediction to gain an understanding of the different components that contribute to the weather.
NESA outcomes include science, visual arts, literacy, geography and mathematics
TO BEE OR NOT TO BEE
TO BEE OR NOT TO BEE
TO BEE OR NOT TO BEE
A weekly course in which we learn all about the industrious bee. From our amazing native bees to the familiar honey bee. The bee is not only a master mathematician and engineer but also a great indicator of trends and issues in our environment, locally and globally.
Hexagons and honey and everything in between.
NESA outcomes include science, visual arts, literacy, geography and mathematics
Design By Nature
TO BEE OR NOT TO BEE
Design By Nature
Biomimicry and Technology. An examination of the many forms and processes in nature and the potential innovation awaiting us as designers. How has nature helped the human race so far?
A weekly course for enthusiastic Imaginaturalists !
NESA outcomes include science and technology, visual arts and design, literacy and mathematics
Notes on Nature
What Lurks Beneath ?
What Lurks Beneath ?
Run over ten weeks, learn the skills of observational field drawing. Encourage careful observations and extend skills to communicate an overall picture of biodiversity in the playground, using drawing and data collection.
NESA outcomes include science, visual arts, literacy, geography and mathematics
What Lurks Beneath ?
What Lurks Beneath ?
What Lurks Beneath ?
Fantastic creatures that challenge the imagination! Learn basic concepts of classification in science and why living things differ from each other whilst finding out fascinating facts weekly about animals that defy imagination.
NESA outcomes include visual arts, science, literacy, engineering and mathematics
adaptation
What Lurks Beneath ?
adaptation
Where evolution and art collide. Discover the process of small changes in organisms or species that allows them to become better suited to their environments. Work in 2 and 3 dimensions to illustrate some of the most unusual features that allow life to be successful
NESA outcomes include visual arts, science, literacy, engineering and mathematics
Native
Five Kingdoms
Five Kingdoms
Learn about our own amazing flora and fauna. Everything we need right on our doorstep to improve our skills of observational field drawing. Why are our plants and animals so unique?
Use a variety of mediums to explore Australia's amazing diversity.
NESA outcomes include science, visual arts, literacy, geography and mathematics
Five Kingdoms
Five Kingdoms
Five Kingdoms
Learn about scientific classification! Find out how scientists have made 5 (or is it 7?...) Kingdom groups of all living things based on their similarities and differences? From Bacteria to Mammals and everything in between, our world is an amazing place to illustrate!
NESA outcomes include science, visual arts, and literacy.
Colour My World
Create your own course
Create your own course
Take a journey around the world exploring the different artistic styles used in different cultures throughout history. The beliefs and history's of world cultures can be discovered through their artistic traditions.
NESA outcomes include visual, arts, literacy, geography and history.
Create your own course
Create your own course
Create your own course
If your students are studying a specific topic we can work together to create a custom made program that fits perfectly for your students needs.
Feel free to make contact to discuss these options.
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