Chimera: MMS 6th Graders Use Photoshop to Create Chimeras

Chimera (/kɨˈmɪərə/ or /kaɪˈmɪərə/The term chimera has come to describe any mythical or fictional animal with parts taken from various animals, or to describe anything composed of very disparate parts, or perceived as wildly imaginative or implausible.

When Jenette Noe (aka Miss Noe), our student teacher extraordinaire, and I were brainstorming a creative project to facilitate our goal to introduce Photoshop to our 6th graders, she came up with a fantastic idea using the concept of chimera. The project met our curriculum goals and the students had a fantastic job creating their chimeras. 

The first image is the chimera created by Miss Noe. She is very practiced in Photoshop and did a fantastic job creating her chimera to show as an example to the class. 

Below are of the students' completed chimeras: