Outdoor Education Program : Sensorama

Sensorama
One of the best ways to facilitate a life long appreciation for natural places is to enhance a child's sensory awareness. Based on the ground-breaking “acclimatization” work of Steve Van Matre, these activities encourage children to explore the natural environment by using all of their sense. Tune into the soundscape of a field and listen to richly textured nature sounds with specially constructed animal ears and reproduce this experience in an eco-symphony. This is just one example of the many activities in this imaginative and interactive program.
Grade 4 (This program can be modified to suit any grade)

Visual Arts - Overall Expectations:
4a33	describe their interpretation of a variety of art works, basing their interpretation on evidence from the works (i.e., on ways in which an artist has used the elements of design for expressive purposes) and on their own knowledge and experience;
Visual Arts - Knowledge of Elements:
4a36	identify the emotional quality of lines (e.g., smooth, flowing, horizontal lines create a feeling of peace and harmony; sharp, jagged, vertical lines create a feeling of energy and unease);

Sensorama