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We want you to think about the Cooks River when you make your environmental sculpture. Let your mind wander and ask questions.

Then create a sculpture with your questions in mind.

Here’s one important question for you to think about. How much do you think we do or don’t look after our river?

What is Environmental Sculpture?

Environmental sculpture is a type of sculpture that wants to communicate something about the environment. It can talk about environmental issues like global warming, or the extinction of different animals and so on.  It can also celebrate nature by showing us new ways to appreciate her intricate beauty.

Environmental artists sometimes like to work with other people like scientists, so that their work has extra layers of meaning. So while you think about the colours and shapes you are going to make your sculpture with, we also ask you to think about what you are going to tell us about nature and the Cooks River. Maybe you can put something you have learnt at school about the environment into your sculpture? To make an environmental sculpture you can say anything about nature and how human beings relate to it, but remember that our theme is the Cooks River.

Food for thought

Here are some questions to help get you thinking about The Cooks River, and what you want to say in your environmental sculpture.

• What sort of things do you think will help us to protect the Cooks River?
• Which animals live in the local area and why aren’t there more of them?
• How do we protect animals, birds, insects, trees and plants?
• What happens to the rubbish we all create?
• What happens to things like TV’s, computers, and toys when we no longer want them?
• How important is it to you that the fish and animals that once lived in the area return?
• What are some of the ways that we can change the way we all live to improve the quality of the water in the Cooks River and other waterways?

Children’s questionaire (under 12’s)

6/ How healthy is the Cooks River?