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Merging Art and Science at the Mississauga Campus
Just because something has never been seen in nature before doesn’t mean it can’t, theoretically, exist. That’s exactly what the Grade 6 students at TFS’ Mississauga campus discovered when they integrated a unit of study in science with one in art.
Exploring species on planet Earth
During a fall term exploring the concept of biodiversity, students learned how organisms are organized scientifically by classification, using distinguishing characteristics. They then had to observe and research various creatures, and determine which classification they fit into and why.
Putting the diversity into biodiversity
Taking their knowledge into art class, teacher Michelle Crath first had the students sketch invertebrates individually and examine which species’ had the morphological criteria that could result in a hybrid animal. After establishing which species’ could feasibly be combined, students merged two sketches into one, which they then rendered in sculptures.
The result, according to science teacher Ulrik Bedos, was “the students created unique and imaginary creatures, but ones that, in theory, could be possible animals.”
