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Let's create continuous conversations about climate change education: Spreading the Sediment of Science!
"Measuring Crevasse Depth"
Provided by: Jill Pelto Gallery |Published on: April 27, 2021
Artwork Grades 6-8, 9-12
Synopsis
- This resource is a watercolor painting inspired by the field sketches and experience of artist and scientist Jill Pelto when she was working on North Cascade glaciers in Washington with the North Cascade Glacier Climate Project.
- In the painting the artist is seen using a Cam-Line Measuring Tape, designed to determine well depth, to find the depth of a crevasse.
- These measurements have allowed the artist-scientist to study the variance in crevasse size across the glacier, and analyze their changes over time.
Subjects: Earth and Space Sciences, Visual and Performing Arts
Authors: Jill Pelto Gallery
Region: North America, USA - West, United States, Washington
Languages: English
Teaching Materials
Positives
- The painting is simple and easy to appreciate and interpret.
- Climate art inspires climate action.
Additional Prerequisites
- The resource assumes that the students have prior knowledge of crevasses.
Differentiation
- Students can be challenged to represent other climate change risks they identify in their community in the form of art.
- Students could work in groups to analyze and interpret the painting.
- Other works by Jill Pelto include "Landscape of Change", "Decline in Glacier Mass Balance", and "Moments of Observation".
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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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