Trash to Treasure
This is a great example of teacher collaboration. Third grade teacher at Downtown Elementary, Debra Johnson, worked with our art teacher, Martha Berge, to create animal sculptures from recyclable materials. Of course, this was done in conjunction with environmental science education in the classroom. Students were learning about animals and their habitats, impact of humans on ecosystems, and what popular terms like “global warming” and “going green” actually mean.
I had nothing to do with the project, but I did interview the students and put the video together, and I think it’s pretty clear that students grasped many of the ecological concepts, created some fantastic art, and really enjoyed the project. I feel that it’s a great example of teacher collaboration becoming a source for a great learning experience.
Also, this was my first Teacher Tube upload. 
September 13th, 2009 at 10:00 pm
I like the idea of students taking trash and crafting an art project by using the pieces normally found in landfills and everyday trash cans. It appears the students gained a lot of informatin about pollution, recycling and helping the environment by going green. I just wish the Teacher Tube upload would not pause so much. They created wonderful poetry that represented the animals found in the wilderness effected by pollution.