2023 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 5-7, 2023 • Cincinnati, OH
5/26/2021 | 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM | USING GARBAGE TO CONNECT AND COMMUNICATE SCIENCE IN A TIME OF DISTANCE LEARNING | Virtual Platform
USING GARBAGE TO CONNECT AND COMMUNICATE SCIENCE IN A TIME OF DISTANCE LEARNING
Anthropogenic litter (i.e., trash; AL) is increasing in aquatic ecosystems worldwide, and can impair these ecosystems for use by both humans and wildlife. In order to reduce these impairments, we must connect the general public to our scientific understanding of AL. One approach to reaching the public is to work directly with teachers, who can directly impact their student’s understanding and behavior. During the spring of 2019, we collaborated with 4th grade teachers to design an inquiry-based unit for 4th grade classes that allows students to explore what trash pollution is, understand the scale of how much trash pollutes aquatic ecosystems, and ask questions about how their personal and communal actions impact the environment. These activities can be adapted for any age group. Since AL is ubiquitous, it is a study subject that is easily accessible during COVID-related classroom restrictions. We will present the process of collaborating with the teachers in the creation and implementation of this unit, how the designed activities can be translated into socially distanced, hybrid, and remote learning settings, as well as suggestions of how AL researchers can engage their own community in this process.
- Citizen science
- Global change
- Socio-ecological systems
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Lauren Wisbrock
(), Loyola University Chicago, lreynolds1@luc.edu;
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Timothy Hoellein
(), Loyola University Chicago, thoellein@luc.edu;
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