July 6, 2012

Week 1 & Week 2

Artology 2012 Camp Newsletter

Week 1’s theme: Our 5 Senses

Artologists examined their natural surroundings using all 5 senses.

Some things they spotted: a decomposing snake, a fawn, and miniature berries.

Some plants they smelled & tasted: rosemary, mint, onion grass

Some tools they used: magnifying glasses, microscopes, hand held microscopes, bug zappers

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

Next week’s theme:

SPACE

Upcoming Trips

Mon. 7/9: Franklin Institute

Wed. 7/11: Penn Museum

Fri. 7/6: Local Park (TBD)

BuildaBridge International

205 West Tulpehocken Street

Philadelphia, PA 19144

info@buildabridge.org

215-842-0428

http://www.buildabridge.org

This week’s theme: Our surroundings 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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