This document appears to be a dissertation defense presentation that argues science can be considered an aesthetic inquiry like art. It includes sections on clearing processes and entering a clearing, references Leonardo da Vinci's blending of science and art, and displays charts showing improvements in student quiz and test scores after incorporating drawing exercises into science lessons. The presentation uses visuals and quotes to build a case that artistic practices can enhance scientific observation and understanding.

1. Into the Clearing:
A Dissertation Defense of
Science as Aesthetic Inquiry

3. Science
and art?
Science
Science
Science
NO WAY!

4. Arts
A
SC SDE

9. Leonardo da Vinci

12. Act I: The Clearing Process

37. 100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Student Quiz 1 Grades Compared to Quiz 2
Core 1 Core 2 Core 3 Core 4 Core 5
Pre-drawin
Worms/Sponges Quiz
Echidorms/Mollusk Quiz
g

43. Seeing vs. Looking
The Art of Noticing

44. Quiet…what’s there?

46. 88
Mean Test Scores by Ability Group
Without and With Drawing Project
81.3
68.3
97.3
Without With
92.6
88.4
GT REG IEP
Test scores on a standardized ecology unit test
across identified ability groups

53. Act II: Into the Clearing

57. I know why the leaves
change colors,
she quietly announced.
The red is
always
there.
You just don’t see it.