Contents Foreword by Connie Stewart ix Preface xi Acknowledgments xii PART I: Foundations of Creative Inquiry 1 Learning Through Creative Art-Based Inquiry 3 Creative Art-Based Inquiry Learning 3 The First-Grade Community Inquiry 7 Other Key Aspects of the Creative Inquiry Approach 11 2 Curriculum Integration Through Creative Inquiry 16 The Disciplines: Overlaps, Intersections, and Hybrids 16 Curriculum Integration 17 Art as an Integrative Discipline 19 Art and Integrated Creative Inquiry 23 PART II: The Academic Disciplines and Related Art 3 The Natural Sciences: Understanding the Natural World 29 Four Dimensions of the Natural Sciences 29 Comparing Science and Art 32 Examples of Art That Explores Crosscutting Concepts 33 Examples of Art Inspired by Science 36 Integrating Science and Art in the Classroom 38 4 Mathematics: Logic and Abstraction Meet Application and Aesthetics 40 Four Dimensions of Mathematics 40 Intersection of Math and Art 43 Examples of Art Inspired by Concepts in Math 44 Integrating Math and Art in the Classroom 45 5 Social Studies: Understanding Ourselves and Others 49 Four Dimensions of Social Studies 49 Intersection of Social Studies and Art 52 Examples of Art Exploring Concepts in Social Studies 53 Integrating Social Studies and Art in the Classroom 58 6 Language Arts: Creative Writing and Storytelling 59 Four Dimensions of Creative Writing 59 Kinds of Stories 62 Art That Tells Stories 63 Literacy Through Visual Art 66 PART III: Art-Based Strategies for Creative Inquiry 7 Learning Strategies for Creative Inquiry 71 Kinds of Creative Thinking 71 Creative Strategies in Contemporary Art 72 Strategies for Thinking, Inquiry, and Learning 81 The Research Workbook 83 8 Frameworks and Strategies for Curriculum and Pedagogy 93 Utilizing the Project Zero Frameworks 93 Creative Curriculum Development: Making Trails 98 9 Inquiry Trails: Examples of Creative Inquiry-Based Art Integration 103 Trail #1: Patterns and Mathematics in Natural Forms 103 Trail #2: Animal Structures and Architecture 106 Trail #3: An Imaginary Island World 108 Trail #4: Medicinal Plants to Treat a Social Issue or Problem 111 Trail #5: Me and My World 112 Conclusion 117 Credits 119 References 122 Index 125 Biographical Notes 131.