Art, Design, and Biology

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 25.01.05

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction
  2. Educational Content
  3. Why do mosses matter?
  4. Regeneration
  5. Composition
  6. Instructional Strategies
  7. Art, Science and Language
  8. Decomposition
  9. Lesson Plans with Strategies and Objectives
  10. Conclusion
  11. Reading List For Teachers
  12. Reading List For Students
  13. Materials for Classroom Use
  14. Annotated Bibliography
  15. Appendix on Implementing District Standards
  16. Notes

Why Mosses Matter

Kasalina Maliamu Nabakooza

Published September 2025

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Reading List For Teachers

Alcade, Pedro & Merlín Alcalde. Metaphors: Understanding Philosophy Through Images. Munich:Prestel, 2024. This is a book about philosophy explained through visual images.

Armstrong, Carol M., and M. Catherine de Zegher. Ocean flowers: impressions from nature. New York, N.Y.: The Drawing Center , 2004. This book contains the history of cyanotypes and its connection to photography.

Bradley, Kate, and Claire Brewer. 101 Inclusive and SEN Art, Design Technology and Music Lessons: Fun Activities and Lesson Plans for Children Aged 3–11. Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2020. This book has adaptive lessons that accommodate students within the context of an arts curriculum.

Fairman, Elisabeth R., Robert McCracken Peck, Molly Duggins, David Burnett, Laurie Clark, Mandy Bonnell, Tracey Bush, et al. Of green leaf, bird, and flower: artists' books and the natural world. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2014. This text has essays about artworks inspired by the natural world.

Kimmerer, Robin Wall. 2003. Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses. Oregon State University Press. This is a collection of personal essays by an indigenous scientist with reflections about the importance of mosses culturally and environmentally.

Newell, Ben. 2024. Hello Tiny World: An Enchanting Journey Into the World of Creating Terrariums. DK Publishing. This is a resource detailing what materials are needed to create terrariums.

Nordström, Ulrica. Moss. Penguin UK, 2019. This book has a global cultural perspective on moss from Japan to the West Coast of the United States of America.

Van Houten, Kate, Erica Van Horn, and Colin Sackett. Of lichen & moss. Ballybeg, Grange, Clonmel, Tipperary, Ireland: Coracle, 2022. This is a book of personal reflections accompanied by artworks of mosses.

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