CLIMARTE - Where is your special space in nature?

Australian curriculum content description:

Year 3 Geography:

• The similarities and differences between places in terms of their type of settlement, demographic characteristics and the lives of the people who live there, and people’s perceptions of these places (ACHASSK069)

Year 4 Geography:

• The importance of environments, including natural vegetation, to animals and people (ACHASSK088)

Years 3 & 4 Visual Arts:

• Explore ideas and artworks from different cultures and times, including artwork by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists, to use as inspiration for their own representations (ACAVAM110)
• Use materials, techniques and processes to explore visual conventions when making artworks (ACAVAM111)

Syllabus Outcomes: GE2-3, GE2-2, VAS2.1, VAS2.2. 

Time required: 60 mins.

Level of teacher scaffolding: Medium – facilitate discussion, assist students in creating and displaying artwork.

• Internet access
• Art making materials
• Student worksheet (optional)

This lesson is part of the CLIMARTE unit. The unit is designed to help students build their knowledge of climate change by exploring the topic through the arts. By harnessing the creative power of the Arts, CLIMARTE aim to inform, engage and inspire real action on climate change. Following this lesson plan is an ideal way to expose your kids to climate change through the medium of art.

We’ve taken elements of this lesson and adapted them for remote learning. You can find this activity here.