"Coral Gardener"

• This mural in Grenada depicts the positive efforts in the Caribbean islands to restore the oceans. 
• The woman in the painting is dressed in Grenadian colors and is shown swimming through the ocean to bring back life to it. 

Positives

• This artwork presents positive climate action.
• The resource lists four ideas for how students can take action to help save coral reefs.

Additional Prerequisites

• The artist's statement at the bottom of the page features background information about the mural.
• This resource will be most effective if students are already familiar with ocean restoration and coral reef conservation.

Differentiation

• This could be used as a hook in a science class after which students could further research actions taken in the Caribbean and around the world to help protect our oceans.
• Students outside the region where this resource is focused could identify positive actions that can be adopted to rejuvenate the oceans near them.
• Act classes could use this resource to inspire students to create their own climate change-related art.
• Other resources include this video about saving coral reefs and this video about coral reefs in Tobago.

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