These 3 pieces are made entirely of "recycled" materials and are designed for cross curriculum environmental education. They are excellent tools for discussing positive and negative environmental choices. Some materials used include: cell phones, cd's, plastic bags, water bottles, gift and credit cards, plastic packaging, wine corks, balloons, lights, chargers, light bulbs, fertilizer, ink cartridges, tires, tobacco, 6-pack rings, batteries, cypress mulch, aluminum cans, antifreeze, power chargers, foam cups. Educators interested in using these pieces please contact Holly. Some curriculum ideas are written in red.
Think about air. How does it relate to us?
Beliefs and thoughts are like air, we can’t exactly see them, like water or earth, but they create the reality of our world. Air in our bodies is our breath. We take it into our lungs and it nourishes our entire body. How do we breathe life into our dreams and create a happy healthy peaceful world?
Undercurrents
This piece represents a water scene featuring a paddle fish. The paddle fish is one of America’s largest freshwater fish that has survived from an ancient and primitive group by adapting to its environment. Fossil remains have revealed the fish has lived for millions of years and it is currently alive and healthy in the Missouri River Basin. It can weigh more than 100 pounds and live for 50 year. The paddlefish is unique to this area but has relatives that live in the Yangtze River in China. It is really exciting that this marvelous creature is here with us today. Do you know other species are unique to a specific area, or especially ancient?
Think about water. How does it relate to us?
Both our bodies and earth are mostly water. We cannot live without it. It nourishes every living thing. Water flows over the land, through our neighborhoods, into our stormdrains and finally our streams and rivers – without treatment. How do we flow in life? What will keep our water clean?
Undercurrents detail (some materials in this picture include anti freeze bottle, fertilizer bag, styrofoam food tray)
This piece represents a scene on earth with an end-loader backhoe scooping up a Woodcock along a riparian area. Over the past few years there has been tremendous education and actions taken to preserve and care for wetlands. This image could be interpreted as one taking the bird to a safe place. It represents the power of choice and possibility.What did you do today to make your world a safer place?
Think about earth. How does it relate to us?
Earth provides all that our bodies need to be safe and healthy. A healthy earth has a structure that nourishes trees and plants through their root systems. What kind of structure and roots do humans have and need?
Swampbuster bird detail (some materials in this picture include: garden hose, oil bottle, food twisty, plastic spoon)
