Fixing the World with a Magic Wand

Jessica Robinson

The Hook

• Start the unit by talking about pollution, who it affects and the places it affects.

• Look at this web sitehttp://tiki.oneworld.net/pollution/pollution_home.html

Artist

John Overmyer

Chris Van Es

Dean Rohrer

http://www.newsart.com/x/x33.htm

The artist on this website all deal with pollution in a different way. Giving the students different ideas.

Vocabulary to know

PollutionAir pollutionSolid pollutionWater

pollutionNoise

pollutionEnvironmentHabitats3 dimensionalArt mediums

Procedure

Estimated time: 2 hours

First we will look at the pollution book, kids website, and artist website

Next will have a discussion about what places and who is affected by pollution

Read Cinderella and talk about what character they would ask to help them clean up the world

Do 3-D shoe box project.

Assessment

Informal Watch how they participate in the group

discussion about the place and who pollution affects.

Walking around and watching to see if student use any art technics that we have talked about

Ask questions of why they choose that scene and the animal to go with it.

Rubric

Project

Discussion Questions

What type of pollution is in you model?

Who else in that environment might be affected?

How can you help fix the pollution problem?

What animals in the book, Cinderella might be affected by pollution?

Who did you choose and why to help you fix pollution problem?