Engraving of a flea. 'Micrographia', published in 1665, is the result of detailed observations by Robert Hooke using the recently invented microscope.
Source: Wellcome Library, London
This Area of Study requires students to explore the ways in which the concept of discovery is represented in and through texts.
Students consider the ways composers may invite them to experience discovery through their texts and explore how the process of discovering is represented using a variety of language modes, forms and feature.
Poetry
Students should discuss their selection of other related texts with their English teacher.
The Rise and Fall of Globosome
In the vastness of space, there’s a a small speck of rock inhabited by the most peculiar lifeforms: Dark little "Globosomes" that start to replicate fast and begin to show signs of intelligence. The film tells the story of the rise and fall of these little creatures.