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Sustainability Lesson Clearinghouse
Conserving Water Through Art
Lesson Description:
Students will:
Students will:
- Learn about the scarcity of water and begin to think of ways that they can conserve water in their own homes. they will make a pledge to personally use less water, and will use their creativity to make items that will remind them to conserve in their home.
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:
Content standard: na-va.k-4.1 understanding and applying media,
techniques, and processes
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
Materials Needed:
- Chalkboard, whiteboard or equivalent
- Reproducible #1- how much of earth’s water can we use?
- 1 clean jar or container for each stude
Submitted By:
Green Education Foundation (GEF)
Green Education Foundation (GEF)
School or Group:
Green Education Foundation (GEF)
Green Education Foundation (GEF)
Contact Email:
service@greeneducationfoundation.org
service@greeneducationfoundation.org
Located in: Science
