Microplastic and nanoplastic pollution is a continuously growing threat to our environment. The goal of our project was to increase awareness of this risk in elementary students in the Treptow-Köpenick district of Berlin. Through our partnership with Leibniz-IGB and other district affiliates, we developed a lesson plan containing a student experiment, a presentation, infographics, and reflection materials to teach students about the problem. Increasing awareness in younger generations is an important step in hopes of attaining a more sustainable future.

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Creator

• Strohm, Adam J.
• Panneton, Andrew H.
• Smith, Allison E.
• Tommasi, Sebastian R.

Subject

• Sustainability
• Health
• Water
• Community
• Environment
• Learning

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-051321-152331
• 24426

Keyword

• Microplastics
• Pollution
• Plastics
• Nanoplastics
• Berlin

Advisor

• Carrera, Fabio
• DiMassa, Daniel

Year

• 2021

Center

• Berlin, Germany Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• IGB Leibniz-Institute

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation
• 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
• 14 - Life Below Water

Date created

• 2021-05-13

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright