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Learning to Love Protected Areas: Citizen Science Projects Inspire Place Attachment for Diverse Students in United States National Parks
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Halliwell, Philip; Whipple, Sarah; Bowser, Gillian – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2022
Citizen science, an emerging research tool employed worldwide, can encourage nonprofessionals to engage in scientific exploration. Additionally, the research strategy presents great potential to serve as a learning platform for students, supporting diverse contributions to science on public lands. Citizen science also has potential to encourage…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Scientific Research, Science and Society, Science Education
Teaching Anthropogenic Climate Change through Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Helping Students Think Critically about Science and Ethics in Dialogue
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Todd, Claire; O'Brien, Kevin J. – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2016
Anthropogenic climate change is a complicated issue involving scientific data and analyses as well as political, economic, and ethical issues. In order to capture this complexity, we developed an interdisciplinary student and faculty collaboration by (1) offering introductory lectures on scientific and ethical methods to two classes, (2) assigning…
Descriptors: Climate, Teaching Methods, Interdisciplinary Approach, Critical Thinking