Accepted Poster
Poster Short Abstract
The EcoStories project aims to foster scientific literacy, environmental engagement and social cohesion of local and migrant secondary school pupils through citizen science. We will share our co-design approach and citizen science resources to support teachers and improve implementation.
Poster Abstract
The Erasmus+-funded EcoStories project has been running since January 2025 with the common goal of overcoming potential barriers between local and migrant secondary school pupils in STEM subjects through citizen science. Ecostories aims to contribute to the promotion of inclusive scientific literacy and environmental engagement. In our project, we understand citizen science as an additional method for teachers to enhance inclusion in their classroom. For example, the use of citizen science apps may allow pupils to participate in their own native language. Citizen science can encourage students to share their own observations regarding climate change from their home countries, or to analyse research data from their home countries and compare the findings with the local environment. We see these data-driven scientific projects as a way to share science-related stories and create new ones together.
Over the course of two and a half years, pupils and teachers from the three EcoStories schools in Greece, Croatia, and Cyprus will participate in citizen science activities focused on climate change. The aim is to promote integration through intercultural methods and strengthen STEM education. In this way, citizen science, joint commitment, and interdisciplinary cross-sectional competences within schools will generate new research data on climate change, as well as the social inclusion of pupils.
We would like to share our co-design approach to developing citizen science guides, teaching materials and implementation support. Our poster will showcase the EcoStories resources that have been tested in schools, as well as our plans to disseminate these resources and enhance their implementation.
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