AQUiLA THE SOLAR SCIENCE ISSUE ACTIVITY
HEAD IN THE CLOUDS
POLLY ’ S DrAwInG chAllEnGE
Did you enjoy making Polly ’ s balance sculpture from page 15 of AQUILA ’ s Solar Science issue ? Great stuff ! Here ’ s another relaxing and arty activity for you to try .
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
– Learn about the different types of clouds – Have fun observing and drawing clouds – Exercise your imagination
1 hour + Fun in a group DIFFICULTY : Easy peasy polly ’ s mIssIon
Do you often see faces and shapes in random objects ? Do you see two eyes and a mouth in a plug socket ? How about when you look up to the sky ? Does that cloud look more like a bunny rabbit with a perfectly fluffy tail than a cloud , to you ? There ’ s a word for seeing faces or images in random objects , and that word is ‘ pareidolia ’. I think it ’ s rather lovely searching the skies for interesting shapes – it ’ s a relaxing activity and delightfully screen-free . But do we all see the same thing when we look upwards ? Let ’ s find out !
Your mission is to team up with some friends and take on Polly ’ s ‘ Head in the Clouds Drawing Challenge ’!
GET sTArTEd
PHASE 1 :
Select a lovely sunny but cumulus * -cloud filled day . Find somewhere relaxing to set up your game . Remember to take a grown-up with you if you venture out to a public park or open space . You and your friends must now lie down on your blanket and look up ; please wear sunglasses if the Sun is bright , and NEVER look directly at it . Search the skies for a cloud that looks like something else ( a dog ? A heart ? A big , fat strawberry ?). When everyone is ready , pull out your paper and pencil and ...
PHASE 2 :
YOU WILL NEED
– Pen / pencil – Paper – Blanket – Timer – A lovely day – cumulus clouds would be best for this game ( check out ‘ taking it further ’ below for more information )
QUICK ! There ’ s no time to lose . Each of you must now sketch your cloud shape as best you can , before it changes shape and drifts away !
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