This project will inspire Nigerian students to proceed with, complete their education and consider a STEM career pathway by sparking an interest in STEM through weeklong, hands-on, space-science workshops. This project will utilize the concept of scientific but people-oriented education (SPOE) as described in published research. Through workshops beginning in June after the school year,…
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GROWING CLIMATE CHANGE AWARENESS AMONGST STUDENTS – GARFIELD GIFF, AURORA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, CANADA
Effectively informing youths about the effects of climate driven changes on their environment requires methodologies that visibly identify these effects in a fun-filled, entertaining, interactive and informative manner. This strategy will be even more effective if the lessons are delivered by persons the children can relate to and in an environment that is familiar and…
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INCREASING STEM PARTICIPATION IN ZAMBIA, AFRICA – CHIGOMEZYO NGWIRA, THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA, WASHINGTON, D.C.
The overarching goal of this project is to enhance awareness and stimulate further interest in Earth & space science among university/college students and lecturers, high school teachers, policymakers, and the general public in order to increase participation of students in STEM fields. In addition, there will be instruction for high school teachers (and pre-service teachers)…
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SAVING PHILIPPINE SEAS THROUGH STORIES (S3) – DEBORAH TANGUNAN, UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN, GERMANY
A team of 29 young scientists (postdoctoral researchers and PhD students) from 15 countries based in different institutes at the University of Bremen produced a collection of stories known as the "Once Upon A Time . . . A Scientific Fairy Tale" (OUAT) aimed to communicate science and promote dialogue between scientists and the general…
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PICTURE YOURSELF AS A GEOSCIENTIST POP UP BOOTH – MARTA TORAN, APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY, BOONE, NC, USA
The geosciences are the least diverse of all STEM disciplines (Bernard and Cooperdock, 2018), partly owing to lack of early exposure to the field and misperceptions about job opportunities (Sherman-Morris and McNeil, 2016). Our proposal directly addresses these issues by developing a “Picture Yourself as an Earth Scientist" (PYES) Pop Up Photo Booth. This outreach…
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LOCAL HYDROPONICS GARDENING TALK: SCIENCE INVENTION – NAFISAT AFOLABI, SAKI, OYO STATE, NIGERIA
This project will teach hydroponics gardening, the process of planting without soil that can be practiced year-round, to young teenagers in secondary school. This process is easily done at home and the knowledge can be passed on to others. The goal is to enlighten science students and provide them the tools to reduce hunger and…
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OBSERVING WORLD WATER DAY 2019 – TANVEER ADYEL, MONASH UNIVERSITY, AUSTRALIA (EVENT IN SUZHOU, CHINA)
This event will be arranged for postgraduate students of water management and engineering areas, representative of water industry and the general public in Suzhou (China). The program will create an awareness about water security and sustainable use issue. Students can interact with industry partners/representatives and local citizen to get real life experience that will help…
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NEPAL NATIONAL WATER AND WEATHER WEEK 2019 – MAHENDRA BAHADUR GURUNG, KATHMANDU, NEPAL
https://www.spotlightnepal.com/2019/03/17/nepal-national-water-and-weather-week-begin/ Activities of the NNWWW are categorized into four themes: awareness, capacity building, research, and policy advocacy. Awareness raising activities are designed mainly for general public and students from school and colleges. Some of the awareness activities are focused to policy makers to communicate the recent research that help to update their knowledge on water…
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WORLD WATER DAY CELEBRATION – TOKIWA SMITH, SEM LINK, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, USA
SEM Link will host a World Water Day Celebration on March 22, 2019 in collaboration with two federal agencies, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and Southern Red Dirt (a private company), along with volunteer Metro Atlanta geoscientists. For the World Water Celebration, SEM Link will partner with up…
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WORLD WATER DAY 2019, BILLINGS, MONTANA – TOM OSBORNE, HOPE 2 ONE LIFE
With a long-running history of successful events, Tom Osborne and his team will carry out a public outreach World Water Day event around the theme “Leaving No One Behind” that focuses on networking among college and high school students, local politicians and US experts in water and sustainable development in Africa. Our key speaker was…
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