Originating in Japan and China in the 1800's, fish printing served a practical purpose as fishermen used it to preserve a record of their catch. Since then, fish printing has been practiced as a form of art. This activity focuses on the history of fish printing and its modern form. In this lesson, students learn about fish form and function, then make their own fish prints on paper or bring their own white t-shirt to fish print on.

In-school requires access to a sink.