Art and environmental activism
I can create art that inspires strong feelings about an important issue.
Art and environmental activism
I can create art that inspires strong feelings about an important issue.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Environmental art raises awareness of the harm we are causing to the planet and calls us to action.
- Artists use the power of imagery to communicate difficult realities about the planet.
- Artists use both shock tactics as well as joyful encounters to raise awareness.
Keywords
Imagery - a group of visual elements, like images, to create a specific mood, evoke emotions, or convey deeper meanings
Microplastics - tiny particles of plastic, made from big plastic things breaking down
Awareness - knowing about and understanding something
Common misconception
Artists only make work that looks good and is uplifting.
Artists use the power of imagery to communicate difficult realities about the planet.
To help you plan your year 7 art and design lesson on: Art and environmental activism, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 7 art and design lesson on: Art and environmental activism, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
We use learning cycles to break down learning into key concepts or ideas linked to the learning outcome. Each learning cycle features explanations with checks for understanding and practice tasks with feedback. All of this is found in our slide decks, ready for you to download and edit. The practice tasks are also available as printable worksheets and some lessons have additional materials with extra material you might need for teaching the lesson.
The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
Our video is a tool for planning, showing how other teachers might teach the lesson, offering helpful tips, modelled explanations and inspiration for your own delivery in the classroom. Plus, you can set it as homework or revision for pupils and keep their learning on track by sharing an online pupil version of this lesson.
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Equipment
Paper, scissors, drawing materials, plastic bags, glue.
Licence
Lesson video
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
organic structures found in the ocean
hexagonal shapes for storing honey
intricate structure used for catching prey
the uppermost layer of leaves and branches in a forest
home to tiny insects who create intricate tunnels underground
a hollow underground space
inspired by the spiral shape of a sea animal
looks like the petals of a flower
shaped like sails or seashells
made from bamboo, like tree branches
The Pineapple, National Trust Scotland
The Cactus (Ministry of Agriculture), Doha, Qatar
Golden Fish, Barcelona
The Hive, New York City
The Lotus Building, Wujin, China
Exit quiz
6 Questions
shows the effects of rising temperatures and melting ice
shows the damage caused by fires and climate change
highlights pollution and waste
shows how nature is affected by climate change
raises awareness about animals losing their habitats
practising techniques like shading, watercolour blending and textures
improving ideas by redrawing and adjusting colours or composition
collecting images, sketches, and notes for inspiration
recording information and exploring research around a theme or concept
creating complete artwork through traditional drawing methods