I-Images - Putting the STEAM in STEM
Einstein stated that imagination was more important than knowledge because knowledge was limited but imagination could encircle the world. Although Science is based on methodical testing and Art is thought of as spontaneous and creative, they share numerous similarities. They both require creativity, involve processes, have problems to solve and often do not have a prescribed ‘right answer ’. Students can gain a deeper understanding of Science through the creative arts and are able to see the arts in a new way through the lens of Science. Creativity is a skill cited as being critical for success in the 21st Century so it is important that students are afforded many opportunities to develop their creative faculties. As a teacher at a fine arts school, there is a natural opportunity for the synchronizing of Art and Science.
I see this idea in the images I chose because they capture seeing things in a new way - humans in flight, acid crystals through a microscope, and a nebula that looks like an eye. To create these images, I copied the URL from a Creative Commons image, inserted it into Google Draw to add text and downloaded the i-Image as a .jpg file to my computer in photos. They were then uploaded into Weebly as a slideshow.
Photo Credits:
1. Leonardo da Vinci Flying Machine - Leonardo da Vinci Original Page
2. Oxalyic acid crystals during precipitation - James Dvorak Original Page
3. Helix Nebula - Kate Su, NASA Original Page
I see this idea in the images I chose because they capture seeing things in a new way - humans in flight, acid crystals through a microscope, and a nebula that looks like an eye. To create these images, I copied the URL from a Creative Commons image, inserted it into Google Draw to add text and downloaded the i-Image as a .jpg file to my computer in photos. They were then uploaded into Weebly as a slideshow.
Photo Credits:
1. Leonardo da Vinci Flying Machine - Leonardo da Vinci Original Page
2. Oxalyic acid crystals during precipitation - James Dvorak Original Page
3. Helix Nebula - Kate Su, NASA Original Page