"Take a Lesson from Nature"
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Provided by: Jill Pelto Gallery|Published on: April 27, 2021
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Synopsis
- This is a watercolor and colored pencil piece by scientist and artist Jill Pelto made with paper, magazines, and natural materials such as leaves.
- Through this painting, students can learn about the importance of living sustainably and about the emotional impacts of destroying nature.
Subjects: Science, Social Studies, Visual and Performing Arts
Authors: Jill Pelto Gallery
Region: Global
Languages: English
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Positives
- Students use their creative skills to interpret this painting.
- They are also encouraged to be inspired by the natural cycles of nature and to embrace sustainable living.
Additional Prerequisites
- Students should be familiar with the following concepts: recycling, natural resources conservation, and sustainability.
Differentiation
- An ELA teacher could present this drawing to students and ask them to write about their interpretation, feelings evoked, and what they can learn from the piece.
- This image could be used as an exit ticket for a science lesson on recycling or sustainability. The teacher could ask students to connect what they learned in the lesson to the artwork.
- The teacher could task students with creating their own artwork using recycled materials.
- Students could brainstorm ways they can live more sustainably in their everyday life. Students can further explore this by reading this article on sustainable lifestyles or watching this video on reducing their carbon footprint.
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About the Partner Provider
Jill Pelto
Jill Pelto is an artist and scientist whose work focuses on communicating human-environment connections. She incorporates scientific research and data directly into her watercolor paintings — from local trends to global changes. Jill’s artwork was featured on the cover of TIME Magazine in July 2020 and has inspired online features in Smithsonian and PBS News Hour. Jill has created a science-art activity based on this idea and has worked with K-12 students across the U.S. and beyond. By pairing graphical information with visual imagery, Jill hopes students can learn about and connect to climate change topics (good, bad, and in-between) in ways that educate and are emotionally relevant. This data-art activity is flexible and allows students to make their own graph art to share topics they care about.
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