Integrated Arts Marine Debris Curriculum
IAMDC Webinar
In this webinar introduction to the IAMDC, Patrick Chandler discusses his experience using art to communicate, conducting teachers’ workshops, curriculum development, and shares lessons learned. It originally aired on February 28, 2017.
Lesson 1: Introduction
A general introduction to Washed Ashore and plastic pollution.
Lesson 2: Color and Emotion
An introduction to using art as a language and creating art from unusual materials.
Lesson 5: Roughing It
A continuation of the study of using art as a language, focused on texture.
Lesson 6: Away is Not Away
Anymore An introduction to three of the most common destinations of our trash: the landfill, the recycling center, and the environment.
Lesson 9: Resourcefulness in a Bottle
A continuation of the study of using art as a language, focused on creating lines through processing.
Lesson 10: Packaging
Then and Now An investigation into how packaging has changed with the introduction of plastic and how it’s affecting the environment.
Lesson 11: Divide and Conquer!
An introduction to using mosaic technique to create community art.
Lesson 12: Culmination
In this final lesson, the masks will be completed to use in creating a classroom conservation project.
Pilot Project Finished Masks (image)
Introductory Materials
Lesson 1: Let’s Face It
Creation of masks based on students’ faces using recovered materials from marine debris cleanups.
Lesson 2: What Can I Say?
Creation of a message about local plastic pollution to deliver using the masks created in lesson one.
Lesson 3: Refining the Message
Student messages are completed and prepared for presentation to the community.
