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Environmental art in the past, present and future
Lesson2 of 2 in this unit
PrimaryYear 5 - 6Humanities and Social SciencesHistoryThe ArtsEnvironmentalSustainability
Lesson Summary
Students will explore how art can be seen as a form of social commentary, and how environmental artists can reflect the environmental sentiment of the time. Students will begin by looking at historical examples of art (including environmental art). They will then select a work of art that features nature or our environment from the past, one from the present, and then they will create one for an imagine future in 50 years time.
Learning intentions
Students will:
- understand that art can be seen as a form of social commentary
- understand that art can tell us how people are thinking about our environment
- recognise the different ways artists have explored nature and the environment at different points in history.
Success criteria
Students can:
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