Art, Design, and Biology

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 25.01.09

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction – Why not stay in our lane?
  2. Unit Overview
  3. My Philosophy of Art Instruction
  4. Demographics
  5. Background and Cross Curricular Approach
  6. Content and Learning Objectives
  7. Technique Objectives for Improving Observational and Cognitive Skills
  8. Teaching Strategies
  9. Classroom Activities
  10. Appendix on Implementing Pennsylvania Arts Standards
  11. Bibliography
  12. Notes

Looking at Visual Art through a Scientific Lens: Looking at Science with a Visual Lens

Christopher Snyder

Published September 2025

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Bibliography

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Fairman, Elisabeth R. 2014. Of Green Leaf, Bird, and Flower: Artists' Books and the Natural World. Yale University.

Foster, Hal, Rosalind Krauss, Yve-Alain Bois, Benjamin H. D. Buchloh, and David Joselit. 2016. Art Since 1900: Volume 2-1945 to the Present. 3rd ed. Thames & Hudson.

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Grout, Donald J., and Claude V. Palisca. 1995. A History of Western Music. 5th ed. W. W. Norton & Company.

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Laws, John M., and Emilie Lygren. 2020. How to Teach Nature Journaling: Curiosity, Wonder, Attention. Berkeley, CA: Heyday.

McCloud, Scott. 1991. Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art. 1st ed. HarperCollins.

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Ornes, Stephen. 2019. Math Art: Truth, Beauty, and Equations. Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.

Ritchhart, Ron. 2015. Creating Cultures of Thinking: The 8 Forces We Must Master to Truly Transform Our Schools: The 8 Forces We Must Master to Truly Transform Our Schools. John Wiley & Sons.

Russell, Francis. 1967. The World of DüRer, 1471-1528. 1st ed. Time Inc.

Snyder, Christopher. Project Diagram as Reference. 2025. Sketch. Snydroski Circle Three Arts, July 8, 2025.

Young, Jon. 2012. What the Robin Knows: How Birds Reveal the Secrets of the Natural World. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.

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