Sunday, February 8, 2009

Forest combined with Geology

I tried to create works for my synthesis in all or most areas of the classroom.  My son, Max, was way into Geology at the time and his interest was contagious.  So I wanted to make a forest geology work.  This is a matching work.   In the first picture, in the back row -  is a bottled stick with tree sap, next to that is a piece of a tree, and next to that is pine needles.  You match these to their fossilized counterparts (amber, fossilized wood, and a plant fossil).   Another option was a container of maple syrup for the sap (see next photo).   I would love to do something with a petrified forest sometime!  Oh well, this makes for a good segue into fossils.


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