Description: It is a little difficult to see exactly what is happening in these photos, so I will try my best to explain. The students are handed a blank sheet of paper. On the paper, they draw an animal you would see on a safari in a light blue colored pencil (use light pressure). We printed out a few different animals for the student to reference when drawing (simple cartoons). We used a technique of having them draw the animal upside down so that they focus drawing the lines and what they see vs the animal and what they think they see. This will yield must more accurate results and the animals will be more recognizable, hopefully. Then using warm colors (red, orange, yellow), the students made patterns covering the paper, including the animal. It should look a little chaotic and similar to the top photo. Then, using a red see through film, the students can look through and be able to see the animal again. The red film will cancel out the warm colors on the paper and show only the cool color (light blue in this case) of the contour lines of the animal. Next, we had the students write 3 clues for what their hidden animal is on a notecard. This is also where they put their name. Lastly, we glued the two papers on a big sheet of construction paper to act as a frame. The students can then go around to their peer's projects and look through the red film to see if they can guess the animal. You can see in the image if you look very closely, the effect is much easier to see in person.
Extension Activity: An extension activity that you could do with this project is do different animals in different habitats. You could use a blue film instead of red and reverse the colors on the blank paper (draw animal in red or orange and make patterns with blues and purples) to represent animals that live in cool climates like penguins and polar bears. This activity can help kids remember which animals live in warm and cool climates because of the colors that associated with the projects. This can help you teach student warm vs cool colors and further the association with whether an animal live in a cool climate (blue, purple, green) or a warm climate (red, orange, yellow).
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