Birch Trees
Explore the life cycle of a birch tree connecting science, visual art techniques, and language art concepts.
Resources
WINTER TREES:
- Watercolors
- Watercolor & translucent white paper
- Markers
- Salt
- Brushes
- Photographs of birch trees in winter
- Close up pictures of bark, and/or actual bark
- Tempera
- Large brushes
- Heavy weight drawing & translucent white paper
- Markers
- Photographs of birch trees in fall
- Close up pictures of bark, and/or actual bark
Fine Art Standards
Warm and cool colors analogous color schemes texture with pen and ink shading to represent a light source
Integrated Standards
ACADEMIC CORE SUBJECTS/STANDARDS:
- Life Science: life cycle of a tree
- Language Arts: Creative writing
Objectives
Students will be able to understand:
- Why the colors of leaves change while exploring warm and analogous color schemes with paint (Fall tree version).
- The function of tree bark and how to represent its texture with pen and ink
- Represent a light source to create the illusion of three dimensionality through shadows (Winter Birch trees)
- Explore cool and analogous color schemes and the chemical reaction of salt and water color (Winter Birch trees)