The Ecology of Creativity

Module Three

 

Concept Stream:

Read: Yearning to be Round, Chapter 5 : Energy Flows From the Sun and Through the Biosphere

Journal of Everyday Earth: Create three Entries each mod, Post two. There is no expectation of polished work--these are in-process entries.

Take a risk--try something you have never done.

For Journal, Read Closely : Tips for Teaching Art

Mod 3 : Write an entry about an earth-gift you have recently received that called up in you some association with energy.
May be descriptive prose, poetry, or a writing/photo combination. Or post a drawing or painting (scanned or photographed), also, of course, apropos energy.

Caution: There is no reason to exclude the human from your journal.

 

 

 

Learning Activities: Please read all five activities. Look closely at the results. Choose one of the five to do. Light Gathering works well with all ages, as does Praise to What is Precious.
Post the results in your Journal.

Note: In our teaching, we are often so impressed with food chains and trophic levels (they are easy to teach) that we forget they do a poor job of describing reality, which is incredibly complex food webs. Sunburst of Life works well, and is fun, but in retrospect seems too simplistic.

		Sunburst of Life
		An Energy Moment
		Praise to What is Precious
		A Place of Energy
		Light Gathering