Antarctic Marine Reserves: Overfishing, Bycatch, Climate Change
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Provided by: Jill Pelto Gallery|Published on: April 27, 2021
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Synopsis
- This resource contains a triptych (3 painting series) by Jill Pelto in response to overfishing, bycatch, and climate change in the Antarctic.
- This series plays with the idea of "the tip of the iceberg" and is inspired by the pressing need to protect our oceans.
- It contains images of the paintings and a short description of the inspiration for the series.
Subjects: Biology, Visual and Performing Arts
Authors: Jill Pelto Gallery
Region: Polar Regions
Languages: English
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Positives
- The artwork can be a fun addition to many different lessons across many grade levels.
- Climate art ignites emotion and climate discussion.
Additional Prerequisites
- This resource supports lessons and the educator will need to integrate it into a pre-existing lesson.
Differentiation
- Students can be challenged to represent other climate change risks threatening their community in the form of art.
- Students could create a triptych in response to climate data that they feel passionately about.
- Students could write a painting analysis to reflect on their interpretations of its message.
- Other works by Jill Pelto include "Landscape of Change", "Salmon Population Decline", and "Take a Lesson From Nature".
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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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