"Decline in Glacier Mass Balance"

• This is a watercolor and colored pencil artwork by Jill Pelto and is part of a series about the major impacts of global warming.
  
• "Decrease in Glacier Mass Balance" uses measurements from 1980-2014 of the average mass balance for a group of North Cascade, Washington glaciers. 

Positives

• The painting is simple and easy to appreciate and interpret.
• There are references at the bottom that can help explain the concept of glacier mass balance.
• This resource is ideal for sparking creativity in students.

Additional Prerequisites

• Learners should be familiar with the concept of glacier mass balance.

Differentiation

• The educator can sign the students up for a collaborative project with the artist Jill Pelto.
• Consider inviting the artist to speak via zoom about the artwork from her perspective.
• Students can be challenged to represent other climate change risks they identify in their community, in the form of art.
• The reference link provides a supporting video and article that students can use to learn more about glacier mass balance.
• Students can create a work of art inspired by Jill Pelto's style or an environmental issue that they feel strongly about.
• Other works by Jill Pelto include "Landscape of Change", "Measuring Crevasse Depth", and "Increasing Forest Fire Activity".