Art Exploration
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
Art
Grades 5-12
10-30 Minutes
Materials Needed
- • Device with internet access and projector/screen
- • Whiteboard or large paper for brainstorming
- • Markers
- • Paper and drawing/painting materials
Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
You can find an introduction to Goal 7, as well as the Targets & Indicators, Objectives, and Action Planning Resources on the Goal overview page.
See Goal 7 Overview
Allow students about 5 minutes to engage with chosen artworks about energy, giving appropriate guidance based on their needs.
Discuss emotions, messages, and connections to Global Goal 7.
- What emotions do you feel when viewing these artworks?
- What messages about energy do these artworks convey?
- How do artists use color, shape, and composition to express energy themes?
- How do these artworks connect to Global Goal 7?
Students reflect on their own energy use and experiences, connecting personal stories to artwork themes.
1
How do you use energy in your daily life?
2
What experiences have you had with energy?
3
How can you connect your personal stories to the themes in these artworks?
Choose from options:
- One Word Summary
- Quote Connection
- Artwork Challenge
- Global Goal Gallery
- Power of One Challenge
The Weather Project
by Olafur Eliasson
Sun Tunnels
by Nancy Holt
Solar Trees
by Ross Lovegrove
Inopportune
by Cai Guo-Qiang
The Sower
by Vincent van Gogh
Impression, Sunrise
by Claude Monet
The Windmill at Wijk bij Duurstede
by Jacob van Ruisdael
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