WateRRR: Three Rs to reduce plastic pollution and sustain water basins through creativity
▶Summary
1. Leverage on digital tools to map plastic waste and its effects on water basins as a tool for environmental and STEM education 2. Understanding the 3 Rs and what students can do as European citi...
▶Objectives
1. Leverage on digital tools to map plastic waste and its effects on water basins as a tool for environmental and STEM education 2. Understanding the 3 Rs and what students can do as European citizens to reduce plastic pollution 4. Promote creative problem-solving for plastic pollution across European schools
▶Activities
A1. WateRRR Map: Challenges and Opportunities for European Waters A2. WateRRR: An European campaign to reduce, reuse and recycle plastic waste A3. WateRRR: Delivering of the Local Innovation Hubs in 4 countries
▶Impact
R1: An online map where teachers and students can catalogue plastic waste in water bodies and the impacts on the local environment as a STEM activity. R2: An European campaign to reduce, reuse and recycle plastic waste to reach around 120 secondary school students. R3: Four local innovation hubs focussed on recycle plastic to reach min. 60 students. R4: 15 girls have stronger digital competencies R5: 80 students have stronger interest in STEM & stronger problem solving skill