Year 4 - Art and design
Imagining a better future
Recording, noticing, and caring: responding to nature and the planet
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Unit Summary
Pupils will look at the theme of fossils as a starting point for this unit. They make and abstract a drawing of a fossil using chalk pastels and charcoal. Pupils design and make a 3D fossil of the future sculpture using the casting process and design principles.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use creativity and design to imagine hopeful futures for people and the planet.
Key Notes
- Art can encourage viewers to consider how their actions today might shape tomorrow.
- A mix of plastic and natural materials could be discovered by future geologists, similar to fossils.
Vocabulary To Learn
- harmony: when different parts work peacefully together
- sustainability: something that cares for and protects the planet
- imagine: to picture or design something in your mind
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Nature and cities can't go together.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Art can encourage viewers to consider how their actions today might shape tomorrow. A mix of plastic and natural materials could be discovered by future geologists, similar to fossils.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'harmony'
when different parts work peacefully together.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Nature and cities can't go together. Correction: Remind pupils that many cities already mix nature into their design - with green roofs, gardens, trees, and wildlife spaces. Cities can be sustainable and nature-friendly.
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