Earth Day Gallery
Artwork
Grades6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12Social Studies, Earth and Space Sciences, Visual and Performing Arts
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Provided by The National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF)
What it is
- With this resource from The National Environmental Education Foundation, teachers can download PDFs of posters about sustainability and the environment in size 11x17" to display in the classroom or other learning spaces.
- These posters are created by art students in NYC and demonstrate the power youth have to take climate action.
Teaching tips
Positives
- These posters are created by students, which can inspire your students to take climate action, too.
- The posters cover a range of issues, including renewable energy, plastic pollution, water usage, and composting.
Prerequisites
- Students will need background information about climate change. This resource can be used to introduce students to climate change.
- Students will need background information about climate solutions. This resource can be used to start these conversations with your students.
Differentiation & Implementation
- In an art class, use these posters to inspire your students to create their own posters for display.
- The posters can be used in a science class to engage students in researching climate change impacts on the environment as well as evaluating solutions. Consider using this lesson to further engage your science students.
- The posters can be used in a social studies class to inspire students to take climate action. Use this lesson to guide your students to take meaningful student-led climate action.
From the scientist review
As part of the Earth Month activities, this artwork in the Earth Day gallery encourages sustainability and climate action. Although there is no particular science to examine in this resource, students can look through the gallery to discover various approaches to environmental issues like biodiversity loss, plastic pollution, and global warming. We recommend this resource for teaching.
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