Ocean Advocacy Art Gallery

Positives

• There are many works that will inspire students to take action or create their own climate-related artwork.
• The site has an enormous amount of art.
  

Additional Prerequisites

• Some of the videos take a while to load.
• Students should have a basic understanding of climate change and how humans are causing it.
  

Differentiation

• This gallery could support a classroom discussion on how different groups in America would react to the artwork in this gallery.
• This gallery could enhance a classroom discussion about the impact art does or doesn't have on human behavior.
• The video "Change is Possible" could accompany a classroom discussion about the Green New Deal, how it could help America fight climate change, and what political obstacles are keeping it from becoming law.
• The poem "Cheeseburgers Killed the Movement" could supplement a classroom discussion about the extent to which personal responsibility should be emphasized when talking about climate change.
• The musical performances display how one student can make their own duet or quartet using video and recording software. Consider using these videos to encourage music students to create their own arrangements and record each part for the ensemble.