Taiji Cove Hunting Seasons: Number of Small Cetaceans Killed and Captured
slow reveal by Jenna Laib (@JennaLaib), graph from Demetris Christodoulou
(Slide deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse)
Type of Graph: line graph
Source: Christodoulou, Demetrius “Taiji Cove Drive Hunt” Graph Workflow, Creating Truthful Data Graphs: December 16, 2018.
Paired Texts:
Dolphin Project website: http://www.dolphinproject.com
Jain, Sankalp. “Seaspiracy” (Tableau Public #VizoftheDay)
Dolphin Project Blog Post, written by kids: “What I Learned In Taiji”
Denyer, Simon: “At Japan’s dolphin hunt, a struggle between local traditions and global anger.” Washington Post: October 14, 2019.
McCurry, Justin. “‘Not ashamed’: dolphin hunters of Taiji break silence over film The Cove.” The Guardian: December 10, 2017.
Potential Math Content: line graph, double line graph, predicting values, estimating values, developing theories about why
Potential Content Connections: environmental issues, activism, politics, ocean, animals
