2023 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 5-7, 2023 • Cincinnati, OH
5/24/2018 | 12:00 PM - 12:15 PM | INTEGRATING INQUIRY-BASED CLASSROOM PEDAGOGY INTO A WEB-BASED OUTREACH PROJECT: A VIRTUAL FIELD TRIP TO LAKE TANGANYIKA | 320
INTEGRATING INQUIRY-BASED CLASSROOM PEDAGOGY INTO A WEB-BASED OUTREACH PROJECT: A VIRTUAL FIELD TRIP TO LAKE TANGANYIKA
Fostering science-literate citizens who value aquatic ecosystems requires expertise in educational and communication strategies. We produced a website on the Lake Tanganyika ecosystem that uses visually appealing media to engage citizens’ interest in the importance of intact ecosystems for human well-being. We paired the website with an inquiry-based high school curriculum that engages students in the practice of science. Students design and conduct experiments that allow them to discover the relationship between light and nutrients in fueling food webs. Students evaluate real data from Lake Tanganyika to understand climate-induced changes in the physical properties of the lake. The students accumulate knowledge and scientific evidence about lake ecosystem function. At the end of the unit, they develop and defend arguments to predict the consequences of climate change for the lake’s food web and ultimately, for people. We will discuss the costs and benefits of pairing formal and informal science education, and discuss tools for evaluating the efficacy of each. Such collaborative efforts between scientists, communication experts, and education specialists, are outside the purview of most scientists, but engage the public imagination and help them understand the practice and value of science.
- Education
- Collaborations
- Communication
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Yvonne Vadeboncoeur
(), Wright State University, yvonne.vadeboncoeur@wright.edu;
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Lisa Kenyon
(), wright State University, lisa.kenyon@wright.edu;
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Elliot Gaines
(), Wright State University, elliot.gaines@wright.edu;
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