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Sustainability Lesson Clearinghouse
Conserving Water Through Art!
Lesson Description:
After completing this lesson students will be able to:
After completing this lesson students will be able to:
- Understand the scarcity of water.
- Give examples of ways to conserve water.
- Apply their knowledge in a creative way through art.
Lesson Type:
- Discussion
- Project
Sustainability Topic:
- Water
GEF Program Category:
- Sustainable Water Challenge
Time Needed:
45 minutes- 1 hour
45 minutes- 1 hour
Standards Addressed:
This lesson addresses the following national education standards:
This lesson addresses the following national education standards:
- Content standard: na-va.k-4.1 understanding and applying media, techniques, and processes
- Students know the differences between materials, techniques, and processes
- Students describe how different materials, techniques, and processes cause different responses
- Students use different media, techniques, and processes to communicate ideas, experiences, and stories
- Students use art materials and tools in a safe and responsible manner
- Content standard: na-va.k-4.6 making connections between visual arts and other disciplines
- Students understand and use similarities and differences between characteristics of the visual arts and other arts disciplines
- Students identify connections between the visual arts and other disciplines in the curriculum
- Content standard: nss-g.k-12.5 environment and society as a result of activities in grades k-12, all students should
- Understand how physical systems affect human systems.
- Understand the changes that occur in the meaning, use, distribution, and importance of resources.
- Understand how human actions modify the physical environment.
Materials Needed:
- Chalkboard, Whiteboard or Equivalent
- Reproducible #1- How much of earth’s water can we use?
- 1 Clean jar or container for each student (glass, plastic, other)
- Craft items to decorate the jars (i.e. felt, puffy paint, stickers, glitter, pipe cleaners, paper, etc.)
- Glue
- Large Paper Banner
- Markers, Paint or Paper to make hand prints with
- Chalkboard or equivalent
- http://www.eeweek.org/assets/files/EDN%20Water%20Lessons/Conserving_Water%20_K4.pdf
Submitted By:
Green Education Foundation (GEF) on Behalf of Earth Day Network
Green Education Foundation (GEF) on Behalf of Earth Day Network
School or Group:
Earth Day Network
Earth Day Network
Contact Email:
service@greeneducationfoundation.org
service@greeneducationfoundation.org
Notes:
http://www.eeweek.org/assets/files/EDN%20Water%20Lessons/Conserving_Water%20_K4.pdf
http://www.eeweek.org/assets/files/EDN%20Water%20Lessons/Conserving_Water%20_K4.pdf
