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Direct linkShannon Hogan; Juanita Urban-Rich – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2025
The goal of this research was to test the effectiveness of a new science curriculum focused on increasing awareness and knowledge of microplastic pollution in middle school students. The curriculum utilized three teaching methods including lectures, object-mediated learning, and peer collaboration to enhance student engagement and learning. The 84…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Plastics, Pollution, Science Education
Download full textMendoza, Daniel A.; Adkins, Sarah Jeanne; Bhatt, Jay M.; Morris, J. Jeffrey; Raut, Samiksha A. – Science Education and Civic Engagement, 2020
National efforts to reform undergraduate education have highlighted the need to relate abstract concepts in biology to real-world examples, especially for non-majors who may undervalue scientific processes. We therefore decided to introduce a module titled "Climate Change, Sustainable Practices and Plastic Pollution," utilizing such…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Curriculum Development, Climate, Knowledge Level
Peer reviewedFrank, Curtis W. – Chemical Engineering Education, 1979
Described is a series of four graduate level courses in polymer science, offered or currently in preparation, at Stanford University. Course descriptions and a list of required and recommended texts are included. Detailed course outlines for two of the courses are presented. (BT)
Descriptors: College Science, Curriculum Development, Engineering, Engineering Education
