Building upon today’s workshop, prepare the following two activities to share with fellow workshop participants tomorrow. The first activity is an individual activity.
The second activity may be completed as individuals or in teams. If done as a team, only one team member should post the completed activity to share.
Activity 1: Show & Tell Tomorrow! (Complete this activity individually.)
Prepare a 30-second show and tell featuring a commonly found at-home object that can be used to teach a science lesson.
The object doesn’t have to be related to climate change, but fictious bonus points if you can use the object to teach about climate change!
Example: Air pollution can be visualized by using Vaseline (or hair wax or chapstick) to catch particulate matter in the air.
Activity 2: Communicating Science through Art. Choose one of the following: (Complete this activity either individually or as a team.)
A. Jill Pelto is an artist who uses graphs of actual climate data as a basis of her work. She incorporates the lines of the graphs into her art to make striking statements on climate change: http://www.jillpelto.com/
Be inspired by artist Jill Pelto! Incorporate a graph of data that shows a change in climate (e.g. the rise of CO2 in the atmosphere, global temperature over time, change in ocean temperature or salinity, etc.) into a piece of art. Here’s how to create an illustrated graph: https://www.sciencefriday.com/educational-resources/illustrated-graphs-using-art-enliven-scientific-data/ .
Looking for more sources of graphs? Check the Day 1 Resource Page for a list of websites.
Post your completed activity to the workshop Padlet for Communicating Climate Science.
B. Social Art is art with a cause. It is using art to create awareness of an issue and can be used to communicate and educate people about science.
Create a social art project that your students could do that would raise community awareness of climate change.
This type of project can encompass any form of art or performance--dance, music, theater, crafting, quilting/sewing, cooking, building, etc. The sky’s the limit!
Post a summary and outline of the project to the workshop Padlet for Communicating Climate Science.
C. Create an Augmented Reality (AR) Experience
Using the free online platform Metaverse, create an augmented reality experience that explains one way we can reduce our carbon footprint.
Download the Metaverse app (it’s free!):
o Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gometa.metaverse
o Apple App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/id1159155137
Create your AR experience online at the Metaverse Studio: https://studio.gometa.io/landing
Post the QR code for your Metaverse experience on the workshop Padlet for Communicating Climate Science.
AR Examples: Try out the AR experiences on the Metaverse app or scan this QR code with the Metaverse app to see an example made by students:
Need ideas for reducing carbon footprints? Here’s a handy list: “The 35 Easiest Ways to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint” by Renee Cho, State of the Planet Blog, Earth Institute, Columbia University, 12/27/2018.