Flowing Colors: Art for Clean Water
6. Clean Water and Sanitation
Art
Grades 5-8
30-60 Minutes
Materials Needed
- • Watercolor paints or tempera paints
- • Brushes (various sizes)
- • Watercolor paper or heavy drawing paper
- • Cups for water
- • Paper towels
- • Palettes or plates for mixing
Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
You can find an introduction to Goal 6, as well as the Targets & Indicators, Objectives, and Action Planning Resources on the Goal overview page.
See Goal 6 Overview
Introduce the concept of clean water and show images of clean vs. polluted water. Discuss how water is essential for all life.
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Demonstrate Watercolor Techniques
Demonstrate basic watercolor techniques: wet-on-wet, wet-on-dry, and creating water textures.
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Create Water Art
Students create watercolor paintings depicting clean water, using flowing techniques to represent rivers, oceans, or rain.
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Add Details
Students add details showing the importance of water (plants, animals, people using water).
Display artwork and have students share their paintings.
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What does your painting represent about clean water?
Students write brief statements explaining their artwork.
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Explain your artwork and what you learned about water conservation.
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