Painting Compost Barrels- A Multidisciplinary Project
Practice: Students discuss their domestic recycling ideas with their classroom teachers. They talk about organic waste and learn how it can be recycled as a fertilizer using compost barrels. Then, in the art class, they draw and paint patterns on the surfaces of large compost barrels using acrylic paint.
When to Use
During the Earth and Environment Weeks
Age Level
Middle School and High School
Duration
2 lessons of 40 minutes each
Materials
Acrylic paint, paper
Related Social-Emotional Learning Areas
Emotional awareness.
Purpose
It aims to raise students’ social awareness of global problems.