These tours are designed to connect students with age-appropriate content and skill development. They link Michigan educational standards with the University of Michigan Museum of Art's permanent collection and offer a variety of subjects including: science, language arts, social studies, math, and writing.
Description: Using their senses and imagination, students will explore how artists engage with nature through painting, sculpture, and performance. Biology, ecology, and meteorology are woven together in this tour that strengthens observational skills.
Concepts: Science (Communicate and present findings of observations) and Art (Identify how pattern, shape, rhythm, and movement are used in the arts)
Images: The following images are possibilities that you may encounter in this tour. Because of variables such as availability and time, you may not see these exact art works.