Students will select a Hawaiian animal that is endangered and gather information about its environmental requirements. Then they will create a picture showing the animal and one of its key environmental elements.

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Assessment Art – Student understanding of design principles such as emphasis, proportion, complementary colors, shading, and depth will be observed by their finished work.Science – Selection of the environmental accompaniment for the endangered species.:

Students will be guided in making a drawing of their endangered Hawaiian animal from a photograph. Discussion will focus on looking at the photographs for detailed information, which the photographer has captured. Design principles will be taught regarding the composition of the students’ drawings.

Students will complete their drawings by inking some or all of their drawing with black pen, then coloring them with watercolor or colored pencils.