The Problem
Awareness and observation of Earth Day 2023
Our Plan
Middle School Students assisting Elementary School Students with Earth Day Banner Making from upcycled materials.
Themes Addressed
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Education
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Kindness
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Upcycle
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The Benefit
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People
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Here is how the project went:
The younger students were excited and took some encouragement to settle into the activity through doing a movement activity next to the seats, and being encouraged to create their banners standing or sitting. Everyone enjoyed being a reader of the trivia question/fun fact. Students later expressed enjoying seeing their banners throughout the week in the hallway.
Through this project I/we learned:
The feel good experience of guiding younger students through a project, while sharing the benefits of upcycling art materials.
What I/we might change:
Perhaps utilizing technology in a slide show presentation, or “trivia” game on the benefits of upcycling art materials. Would require more prep time and more presentation time.
My/our favorite part of this project was:
Interaction between older and younger students in collaboration on using upcycled materials to make banners hung around the school.
Some tips, tricks or fun facts about the project:
Having older students model creativity by actively engaging with a younger student in brainstorming ideas and design aspects; Having each student read aloud an Earth Day fun fact/trivia question; Having the older student demonstrate photography technique in capturing the completed banner, and then finding a place in the school hallway to hang the banner with the younger student.
