Lesson
Grades: 8
Mark Catesby explored the British colonies of North America beginning in 1712 during a visit to his sister in Virginia. Fascinated by the plants and animals that inhabited a landscape filled with both...
Lesson
Grades: 1, 3
Early American naturalists were both artists and scientists; they studied the movement of animals in their natural habitats to better understand their behavior and to document the diversity of life...
Lesson
Grades: 6, 8
The student will explore and compare how individual elements influence the whole to create a new environment, specifically making the connections between bird migration and the development of the rice...
Lesson
Grades: 5
Students will demonstrate observation skills by using the elements of art, while drawing an item from nature from three distances.
Lesson
Grades: 3
Students will identify and discuss Mark Catesby as an artist and recreate some of his artwork while analyzing the characteristics of the environment from his artwork.
Lesson
Grades: 6
A series of historical illustrations by naturalist, Mark Catesby, will be used as a foundation for students to assess how adaptations contribute to a species ability to survive in a particular...