Exploring Earth’s Systems through Art
This lesson integrates science, language arts, and visual arts to help students understand how Earth’s major systems—the geosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere—interact to shape our planet.
Students will create an artistic model inspired by the vibrant style of Robin Mead to visualize these complex connections.
Explore Earth’s Systems through Arts Integration
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Here’s what you’ll learn
Exploring Earth’s Systems
This lesson integrates science, language arts, and visual arts to help students understand how Earth’s major systems—the geosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere—interact to shape our planet. Students will create an artistic model inspired by the vibrant style of Robin Mead to visualize these complex connections.
Create
In this stage of the lesson, you will finalize your work by designing a vibrant artistic representation of Earth’s systems. Using acrylic paint markers, you will add bold colors to distinguish between the geosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere
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Writing Application & Impact
To meet 6th-grade standards, students will analyze ocean influence on climate. They will write a short application piece explaining how ocean pollution disrupts these systems by releasing carbon, warming the water, and causing ice caps to melt. Finally, students will list three actionable solutions to solve the problem of ocean pollution.
Meet JoDee Luna
JoDee Luna is an experienced mixed media artist who creates one-of-a-kind masquerade masks using sculptural and decorative techniques. She begins by molding mask forms from clay or plaster cloth, then brings them to life with layers of acrylic paint, feathers, embellishments, and symbolic details. Her masks reflect emotion, culture, and creativity—making each piece a unique work of art. JoDee believes masks are more than decoration—they’re a way to explore identity, tell stories, and express the imagination.