Bottled+Messages

=Project Overview: "Bottled Messages"=



As part of "Gathering" our class will begin making strings of 1500 plastic bottles, each with a message inside, dangling from a tree, called "Bottled Messages". It is very likely that this sculpture will travel to schools and classrooms within our district as a method of visually representing US consumption per second.

=Content Preparation (Due Wednesday, February 6th):=

Via a Google Form, each student will submit a total of fifteen (15) quotes, lyrics, statistics, facts, figures, thoughts, and reflections that (a) celebrate nature, (b) address environmental concerns, or (c) help others develop a sense of empathy and mindfulness in regards to plastic accumulation in our rivers, oceans, watersheds.



Requirements:

= = =Construction:=
 * Quotes from Ralph Waldo Emerson (1)
 * Quotes from Henry David Thoreau (1)
 * Quotes from a secular, religious, or philosophical teacher (Ancient or Modern) regarding nature (1)
 * Self-Reflection (1)
 * Poem (1)
 * Dr. Seuss Quote (1)
 * Data, Statistics, & Facts (5)
 * Anything else that (a) celebrates natures, (b) addresses environmental concerns, or (c) helps other develop a sense of empathy and mindfulness in regards to plastic accumulation in our rivers, oceans, and watersheds

Each student will bring in 15, clear plastic 20oz bottles, fully clean and dry. As a class we will construct the strings of bottles - this should not take more than one class period.

=Post-Construction:=

Teachers, students, and local artists will sort through and insert the 1500 messages - removing duplicates, inaccurate data, and inefficiently cited material. = =