A Multidisciplinary Investigation of Aquatic Pollution and How to Minimise It

Autor/inn/en	Vergnoux, A.; Allari, E.; Sassi, M.; Thimonier, J.; Hammond, C.; Clouzot, L.
Titel	A Multidisciplinary Investigation of Aquatic Pollution and How to Minimise It
Quelle	In: Journal of Biological Education, 45 (2011) 1, S.37-49 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0021-9266
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Animals; Water Pollution; Ecology; High School Students; Interdisciplinary Approach; Science Activities; Biology; Chemistry; Environmental Education; Information Dissemination; France + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Animal; Tier; Tiere; Gewässerverschmutzung; Ökologie; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Biologie; Chemie; Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Informationsverbreitung; Frankreich
Abstract	The impact of humans on aquatic systems is covered in French high schools in the "Premiere" level (ages 16 to 17) by students studying economics and social sciences. We designed experiments to teach critical thinking about water pollution and how citizens can act to minimise it. The experimental session, which lasts three consecutive days, takes place in a non-profit public training centre for experimental science located within a research institute. The classroom is divided into groups of four to seven students, and each group is tutored by a PhD student. High school students are presented with results from publications on fish mutations, develop hypotheses, perform experiments and discuss their results, just as researchers do in their daily work. Students learn to ask and answer the following questions on the biological, chemical, economic and social aspects of water pollution: What are the origins of biological and chemical pollutants in an aquatic ecosystem? How can the population be made aware of aquatic pollution? How can the willingness of the local population to pay for the protection of their regional ecosystem be evaluated? At the end of the experimental session, each group of students prepares a poster presentation and discusses with an external expert. (Contains 6 figures, 3 tables, and 3 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10