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April 22 Is Earth Day. Use The Lessons, Printable, And References Below To Teach Your Class About Our Environment And How To Preserve Our Planet. You’ll Find A Variety Of Earth Day Lesson Plans For Middle School:

Popular Earth Day Lesson Plans For Middle School


Recycled Poetry - Example: Given The Words: Blast, Risk, Hunting Down, Corners, Beasts, Brain, Safety ******************************* My Brain Was Once A Place Of Safety. Now It Is Filled With Risk. I Must Begin Hunting Down The Beasts In The Corners Of My Mind And Blast Them From The Shadows. – A Fifth-Grade Boy.

Popular Earth Day Lesson Plans For Middle School


Energy Detectives (3 Activities).

Popular Earth Day Lesson Plans For Middle School

Recycled Art - Review The Following Vocabulary Words With Students Prior To Beginning The Lesson: Recycling, Found Object, Folk Art, Fine Arts, Aesthetics. Write The Following On The Board, Leaving Space Under Each For A Short List: Tires Paper Plastic Drink Bottles Ask Students Whether They And Their Families Recycle Any Of These Items. Then Ask Them To List Some Of The Items That Are Made From These Objects Once They Are Recycled. Answers May Include Soft Playground Flooring And Running Tracks From Tires; Paper Bags, Confetti, And Toilet Paper From Paper; And Sleeping Bags And Fleece From Plastic Drink Bottles. Ask The Students If They Can Imagine Wearing A Pair Of Sandals Made From An Old Car Tire. These Are Quite Common In Africa And Are Called "Thousand Milers" Because Of The Long Distance The Rubber Carries Not Only The Car, But Also The Sandal Wearer. Have Students Search The Web For Information On African Folk Art And Recycling, And Then Discuss What They Find. Tell Students That It’s Not Only Folk Artists Who Use Recycled Goods To Make Useful, Interesting-Looking Objects, Such As The Vase And Briefcase, So-Called Fine Artists (Those Concerned Mainly With Aesthetics Rather Than Usefulness) Also Use Recycled Goods. Two Famous 20th-Century American Artists Who Have Incorporated Found Objects Into Their Art Are Louise Nevelson And Robert Rauschenberg. Find A Website That Provides Examples Of This Artwork. Ask The Students To Identify Recognizable Objects In The Artworks. It Will Help For Them To Have A Sense Of The Very Large Size Of Both Artworks, So Note The Dimensions That Are Given For Each. Identification Is Harder With The Nevelson, But Tell Students That She Worked Entirely In Wood And Painted The Objects Black After She Was Done. Given That Information, What Kinds Of Things Might Be Included? Now Show The Students The Recycled And Found Objects You Have Accumulated And Brought Into The Classroom. Working In Groups, Students Must Create Works Of Art Using A Minimum Of Three Objects. They Can Choose Whether To Make A Useful Piece Of Folk Art, Such As The African Art They Read About, Or A More Fanciful Piece Of Art, In The Vein Of Nevelson And Rauschenberg. Encourage Students To Use Their Recycled Art Reflection Questionnaire For Help In Organizing The Project.


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