Artist: David Suh

Age: 11

School Name: Creative Einstein

Lead-safety Message: Great White sharks have been found to have alarmingly high concentrations of lead, mercury, and arsenic – enough to kill other species – but researchers don’t yet know how they survive. “There’s a possibility that sharks have potentially important metal binding proteins, that … [move]… these metals …from the blood to the tissues.”

Description of Work: Lead Safety Message from Sharks cope with levels of heavy metals in their blood that would kill other animals, CBC Radio Canada (April 19, 2019). Coloured pencil drawing.