Dougherty said the question she is
exploring is whether the clam is trying to attract
prey, mostly plankton, or other clams
and potential breeding partners; or if it is trying to scare away
predators.
Year 4 Science Assessments Objectives covered: Recognise that living things can be grouped in a variety of ways
Explore and use classification keys to help group, identify
and name a variety of living things in their local
and wider environment Recognise that environments can change
and that this can sometimes pose dangers to living things Describe the simple functions of the basic parts of the digestive system in humans Identify the different types of teeth in humans
and their simple functions Construct
and interpret a variety of food chains, identifying producers,
predators and prey Compare
and group materials together, according to whether they are solids, liquids or gases Observe that some materials change state when they are heated or cooled,
and measure or research the temperature at which this happens in degrees Celsius (°C) Identify the part played by evaporation
and condensation in the water cycle
and associate the rate of evaporation with temperature Identify how sounds are made, associating some of them with something vibrating Recognise that vibrations from sounds travel through a medium to the ear Find patterns between the pitch of a sound
and features of the object that produced it Find patterns between the volume of a sound
and the strength of the vibrations that produced it Recognise that sounds get fainter as the distance from the sound source increases Identify common appliances that run on electricity Construct a simple series electrical circuit, identifying
and naming its basic parts, including cells, wires, bulbs, switches
and buzzers Identify whether or not a lamp will light in a simple series circuit, based on whether or not the lamp is part of a complete loop with a battery Recognise that a switch opens
and closes a circuit
and associate this with whether or not a lamp lights in a simple series circuit Recognise some common conductors
and insulators,
and associate metals with being good conductors
With the nine oil paintings
and three works on paper that comprise the exhibition, Miller continues to
explore the narrative potential of the animal world by revisiting many of the themes that she has surveyed in her work for the past thirty years, including the relationship between
predator and prey, the effect of changing habitats upon both flora
and fauna, the folly of our human sense of control over nature,
and the passage of time.