Save the Birds: Using Oil Spills to Teach Ecological Principles

Abstract

Using engineering design practices, student groups reverse engineer their own oil cleanup techniques and processes.

Key words::

• 21st-century skills
• science education
• secondary education

Note: Some tools used to guide the project described are available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00228958.2019.1622386.

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Notes on contributors

Hannah Smith Brooks

Hannah Smith Brooks is a graduate student at the University of Texas at Austin in STEM education. Her experiences teaching high school science challenged her to explore innovative instructional practices. Email: [email protected]