In this lesson, students discuss and evaluate artwork by Jill Pelto, read Sven's Search for Clean Energy to learn about renewable and nonrenewable energy, and demonstrate their learning through writing and drawing.
Inquire: Students discuss and evaluate artwork by Jill Pelto and learn more about her career.
Investigate: Students learn the definitions of renewable and nonrenewable energy, then read and discuss Sven's Search for Clean Energy.
Inspire: Students read about renewable and nonrenewable energy and write a paragraph or draw an accompanying picture to demonstrate their new knowledge.
Grade3-5
Subject English Language Arts,Visual and Performing Arts
In this lesson, students analyze photos and murals about plastic pollution and discuss the messages they convey. They critique artwork using guiding questions and write structured paragraphs explaining the artist’s message and offering their own creative suggestions.
Inquire: Students view images of plastic pollution around the world and share the message the photos convey.
Investigate: Students learn about art activists and use artwork critiquing question cards to view two art murals.
Inspire: Students evaluate artwork with a partner and then write a response identifying the artist’s message through the artwork.
Grade3-5
Subject English Language Arts,Visual and Performing Arts
In this lesson, students learn about youth activists around the United States, discuss a local environmental issue, brainstorm ideas for climate action, and write a paragraph response.
Inquire: Students share their concerns about the environment and assess their ability to make change.
Investigate: Students either watch a video about a youth activist and conduct research on youth activists or listen to a read aloud of the book Old Enough to Save the Planet.
Inspire: Students think about local environmental issues and write a paragraph explaining the importance of one issue impacting their community.
Students explore color in art using a read-aloud and artwork related to pollution and climate change. They consider how artists’ color choices, including their own, connect to emotions.
Inquire: Students engage in a read-aloud to explore colors, matching colors that relate to how they are feeling.
Investigate: Students investigate climate change artworks and identify colors and the feeling connected to that artwork.
Inspire: Students create their own artwork to demonstrate a chosen feeling.
This lesson introduces students to stop motion animation and educates students on concerns about bird populations in New Jersey.
Inquire: Students watch stop-motion videos and discuss the techniques.
Investigate: Students investigate the decrease in bird populations in New Jersey due to climate change.
Inspire: Students work collaboratively to plan a presentation to create awareness and advocate for change to protect bird populations in their local area.
This lesson will guide students through the process of creating and reviewing their stop-motion animation video.
Inquire: Students watch a video on art and activism.
Investigate: Students spend time creating their videos in their groups.
Inspire: Students reflect on each other's videos, writing about the techniques used, the feelings the creators achieved, and the success for awareness of the climate change issue.
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