Changing the Environment

Students Will:

Students will research the causes and effects of climate change. Based on scientific findings, students select one predicted outcome of climate change. By combining two or more images and using Adobe Photoshop tools for added effects, students develop an exaggerated impression of what our environment may look like if our society continues on our current path.

What is Climate Change?

Overview and More from the World Health Organization

The Effects of Climate Change from NASA

Looking Ahead (what to expect)

What the United Nations are doing about it (Paris Agreement)

The Science, Solutions, and Actions to Take From the United Nations

See More Images from a 2015 Article on Climate Change from the Weather Channel by clicking here

San Francisco California Fires 2020

Read about the striking orange skies by clicking here

Read about multiple sightings of fire tornados by clicking here

Creating Realistic Images in Photoshop

Images created with Adobe Photoshop

Click the image to see many more.

Five ways to spot a fake photograph

Click the image to see how you can make your images appear more real.

Student Examples

A. King 2020

M. Thompson 2020

T. Nguyen 2020

O. Lawal

Mrs. Carroll's Example

Rising Tides and Falling Skies

Mrs. Carroll

Digital Media

I was inspired to create this project after seeing fire-tornados in California this summer. I never knew such a disaster was possible, and it made me wonder what other disasters could potentially combine into one.