Plastic Pollution: Quantifying Microplastics Using Gravity Methods in the Classroom
Plastic Pollution: Quantifying Microplastics Using Gravity Methods in the Classroom
| Type of Event | Training |
|---|---|
| Date of Event | 2019-05-18 ~ 2019-05-30 (Thursday) 18:30 - 21:30, (Saturday) 10:00 - 13:00 |
| Registration description | From now until 2019/05/08 |
| Audience | Junior and Senior Secondary Environment Science teachers |
| Quota | 25 25 |
| Fee | Free |
| Performer | Professor David Gonçalves, University of Saint Joseph |
| Organization | Centre of Educational Resources, Education and Youth Affairs Bureau |
| Producer | Centre of Educational Resources, Education and Youth Affairs Bureau |
| Language | English |
| Information | 83959184 (Mr. Mok Man Hong, Nicholas) |
| Goal | 1. Know where to search for unbiased scientific information; 2. Review the sources and levels of environmental contamination by plastics and its consequences; 3. Gain practice on collecting field data in environmental sciences; 4. Develop a classroom experiment in environmental sciences using fluid density principles; 5. Know how to effectively report results from scientific experiments |
| Message | Session 1 - Field activity: collection of sediments for the quantification of microplastics Session 2 - Plastic pollution: sources, types and trends Putting cooperative learning into practice - Class activity: isolating microplastics from sediments Session 3 - Analyzing data and reporting results - Class activity: quantifying microplastics and reporting the result |
Content provider: Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ)
Last modified: 2019-03-27 19:50
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