Open Innovation Challenge to Mitigate Global Warming

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Abstract

Learn about an open innovation challenge where young people work in a collaborative problem-solving environment to develop methods to address climate change.

Keywords:

• High School
• Informal Education
• Climate Change
• Inquiry
• Interdisciplinary
• Science and Engineering Practices
• Teaching Strategies

Acknowledgment

This study is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant #11908117. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

Supplemental materials

1. Innovate to Mitigate project website: innovatetomitigate.org

2. Innovate to Mitigate project student video submissions: https://www.terc.edu/innovatetomitigate/student-submissions/

3. Innovate to Mitigate project publications accessible online:

   • https://www.terc.edu/publications/innovate-to-mitigate-science-learning-in-an-open-innovation-challenge-for-high-school-students/

   • https://www.terc.edu/publications/innovate-to-mitigate-learning-as-activity-in-a-team-of-high-school-students-addressing-a-climate-mitigation-challenge/

   • https://www.terc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/ISLS-Crowdsourcing-2022-proceedings.pdf

   • https://www.researchgate.net/publication/359539056_Innovate_to_Mitigate_Microgenesis_of_student_design_and_rationale_in_a_crowdsourcing_competition_to_mitigate_global_warming

4. Innovate to Mitigate project promotional 3-minute video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4Xvkd_E33oandt=2s

Additional information

Notes on contributors

Gillian M. Puttick

Gillian M. Puttick ([email protected]) is a senior scientist, at TERC in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Brian Drayton

Brian Drayton is a center co-director, at TERC in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Santiago Gasca

Santiago Gasca is a researcher, at TERC in Cambridge, Massachusetts.