Create & Learn Animal Science: Explore The World Of Extraordinary Animals

Course Summary

Learn fascinating facts about extraordinary animals, then practice creating them. This project-based class makes learning animal science FUN!

Course Description

Join us as we explore the world of extraordinary animals! Each class in this open-series course will include: • Brief description and fascinating visual presentation about the animals • Basic drawing lesson • Time for creating one or both animals (draw, paint, build, or sculpt) • Show and Tell Students can select their favorite medium for creating their animals: crayons, colored pencils, gel pens, markers, paint, Legos, clay, etc. Students may bring a notebook and pen for note-taking.

Content Considerations

The Hercules Beetle is named after the mythological figure, Hercules, which will be mentioned in class. The Goliath Beetle is named after Goliath in the Bible, which will be mentioned in class.

Syllabus

WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 7: Basic Drawing Lesson: Dragonfly and Butterfly Shapes Emperor Dragonflies Island Marble Butterfly WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 14: Basic Lesson: Plant Hoppers and Tree Hoppers Alligator Bug Brazilian Treehopper WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 21: Basic Drawing Lesson: Beetle Shape Goliath Beetle Hercules Beetle WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 28: Basic Lesson: Camouflaged Insects Australian Walking Stick Dead Leaf Butterfly WEEK OF OCTOBER 5: Basic Drawing Lesson: Spider Shape Peacock Spider Happy Face Spider WEEK OF OCTOBER 12: Basic Drawing Lesson: Stink Bug Shape Man-faced Stink Bug Green Burgundy Stink Bug WEEK OF OCTOBER 19: Basic Drawing Lesson: Moths and their Caterpillars Venezuelan Poodle Moth The Cecropia Moth WEEK OF OCTOBER 26: Basic Drawing Lesson: Worm Hammerhead Worm Antarctic Scale Worm WEEK OF NOVEMBER 2: Ornate Flying Snake Gharia WEEK OF NOVEMBER 9: Alligator Snapping Turtle Namib Sand Gecko WEEK OF NOVEMBER 16: Spider-Man Lizard Pig-Nosed Turtle WEEK OF NOVEMBER 23: Rhinoceros Viper Panther Chameleon WEEK OF NOVEMBER 30: Aruban Whiptail Bush Viper WEEK OF DECEMBER 7: The Purple Frog Komodo Dragon WEEK OF DECEMBER 14: Green basilisk Jackson's Chameleon WEEK OF DECEMBER 21: Brookesia micra Blue-Tongued Skink WEEK OF DECEMBER 28: The Northern Hairy-Nosed Wombat Star-Nosed Mole WEEK OF JANUARY 4: The Pangolin Mouse Deer WEEK OF JANUARY 11: Capybara Lowland Streaked Tenrec WEEK OF JANUARY 18: Seneca White Deer Aardvark WEEK OF JANUARY 25: The Saola Reindeer WEEK OF FEBRUARY 1: Proboscis Monkey Aardvark WEEK OF FEBRUARY 8: Saiga Antelope Maned Wolf WEEK OF FEBRUARY 15: Armadillo Bearded Pig WEEK OF FEBRUARY 22: Rainbow Fish Lion Fish WEEK OF MARCH 1: Spotted Wobbegong Porcupine Fish WEEK OF MARCH 8: Humboldt Squid Dumbo Octopus WEEK OF MARCH 15: Chain Catshark Leafy Sea Dragon WEEK OF MARCH 22: Blue Sea Dragon Mary River Turtle WEEK OF MARCH 29: Peacock Mantis Shrimp Flamingo Tongue Snail WEEK OF APRIL 5: Ribbon Eel Goblin Shark WEEK OF APRIL 12: Axolotl Frilled Shark WEEK OF APRIL 19: Red Bird of Paradise Sparrow WEEK OF APRIL 26: Peacock Yellow Throated Toucan WEEK OF MAY 3: Resplendent Trogon Golden Oriole WEEK OF MAY 10: Red-Rumped Tanager Cock-of-the-Rock WEEK OF MAY 17: Hummingbird Flamingo WEEK OF MAY 24: Rhinoceros Hornbill Hoatzin WEEK OF MAY 31: Philippine Eagle Marabou Stork WEEK OF JUNE 7: Magnificent Frigatebird Great White Pelican WEEK OF JUNE 14: The Purple Frog Komodo Dragon WEEK OF JUNE 21: Alligator Snapping Turtle Namib Sand Gecko WEEK OF JUNE 28: Spider-Man Lizard Pig-Nosed Turtle WEEK OF JULY 5: Rhinoceros Viper Panther Chameleon WEEK OF JULY 5: Aruban Whiptail Bush Viper WEEK OF JULY 19: Ornate Flying Snake Gharia WEEK OF JULY 26: Green basilisk Jackson's Chameleon WEEK OF AUGUSTt 2: Brookesia micra Blue-Tongued Skink WEEK OF AUGUST 9: The Northern Hairy-Nosed Wombat Star-Nosed Mole WEEK OF AUGUST 16: The Pangolin Mouse Deer WEEK OF AUGUST 23: Capybara Lowland Streaked Tenrec WEEK OF AUGUST 30: Seneca White Deer Aardvark

Supplies

◻️ Your choice of art paper ✏️ Pencil and eraser 🖍️ Crayons, colored pencils, gel pens, markers, paint, Legos, or clay 📘 Notebook for note-taking (optional) ✍️ Pen for note-taking (optional)