Branching Patterns in Nature

  • Karen Fuchs - Branching in Nature
  • Karen Fuchs - Branching in Nature
  • Karen Fuchs - Branching in Nature

Description

Branching is a growth pattern found everywhere in the natural world. Using natural specimens, students observe, study, sketch, and build models that explore patterns of branching in nature, including trees, leaves, and plants; coral and seaweed; fungi and algae; and lightning. Human-made  constructs connected to branching, such as mapping, urban planning, and circuitry, are also studied. Students use these examples to create a wire sculpture tree incorporating a math and division process that mimics how trees grow in nature.

Price & Info

Price

Workshop Cost per Day: $500

Workshop Materials Fee: $1.50/Student

Travel Fee: $75 per day

Information

Audience Limit: 25

Program Length: 45 min. (up to 4 sessions per day)

Workshop Minimum # of Days: 1

Appropriate For Grade(s): 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th

Theme

Theme

Arts Appreciation Month

Earth Week/Science Month

National Arts in Education Week

Curriculum Connections

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Math

Science

STEM

Visual & Performing Arts

Tech