Expeditions: Hands-on Integration of Science, Literacy and Art

California Academy of Sciences

and the de Young Museum

Golden Gate Park

San Francisco, CA

Session Understanding Goal:

How do artists and scientists use

collaboration, communication, and observation to

understand the world around them?

How do artists and scientists communicate information?

What creative processes can we learn by studying the

work of expedition teams comprised of artists and

scientists?

Expeditions: A Contemporary Example

Expeditions: A Historical Examplefile:///Macintosh%20HD/Desktop%20Folder/0

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Activity Overview

Assuming the roles of these early teams, today you will work in

“expedition” groups to survey a specific area in Golden Gate

Park. In contrast to the drive for development which funded the

nineteenth expeditions, your team has been commissioned by the

park to identify specific areas of the park that significant but

frequently overlooked. In addition to finding and documenting

these areas, your team is also responsible for developing an awareness campaign to both spark the public’s interest in visiting

the park and build support for preserving the park for future

generations.

Before setting out to your identified location, in your group you

should determine if each member of the group will fulfill a specific

role i.e. geologist, ornithologist, artist, or if you will collective

assume all these roles individually while exploring your chosen

environment.