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ClearAcademic Literacy Supporting Sustainability for Mathematics Education—A Case: Collaborative Working as a Meaning Making for “2/3”?
This case study examines collaborative mathematics education as a tool for building academic literacy in support of sustainability goals. The paper discusses how group problem-solving around mathematical concepts can foster sustainable thinking in students.
Arousing Early Strategic Thinking about SDGs with Real Mathematics Problems
Researchers explored whether training secondary school mathematics teachers to design problems framed around the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) could improve student engagement with sustainability and perceptions of mathematics usefulness. The qualitative teacher training program produced original math problems integrating secondary curriculum content with the 2030 Agenda and the 17 SDGs.
Curriculum development for student agency on sustainability issues: An exploratory study
Researchers developed an exploratory middle-school sustainability curriculum designed to foster student agency by challenging students to analyze real-world data, construct scientific arguments, and engage in activism around sustainability issues framed by the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Modeling the Global Plastic Pollution in Our Oceans
Students built a mathematical model to estimate global plastic waste generation and ocean runoff from 1980 to 2015 using publicly available data. The model forecasts continued growth in ocean plastic accumulation, underscoring the need for systemic changes in plastic production and waste management to prevent further marine contamination.
Knowledge-Building Approach to Address Societal Grand Challenge in Large-Enrollment Introductory Materials Science and Engineering Course
Researchers implemented a knowledge-building pedagogical approach in a large-enrollment introductory materials science and engineering course to address societal grand challenges, engaging students in collaborative inquiry around topics including sustainable materials, nanomaterials, and catalysis. The study evaluates how the approach fostered deep conceptual understanding and awareness of real-world engineering implications among undergraduate students.
School science activities with contributions from STEM practices: A study to address complex problems in elementary school classes, in the case of microplastics and their harmful effects
Researchers developed a theoretical and explanatory framework identifying which aspects of STEM education can strengthen the design of school science activities addressing complex problems such as microplastic pollution in elementary school settings. The study proposes a model for integrating STEM practices into classroom activities to build students' capacity to engage with real-world environmental challenges.
Mycorrhiza Framework: towards an Engineering Education framework for Social and Environmental Justice
Researchers developed the Mycorrhiza Framework as an engineering education model for integrating social and environmental justice principles into curricula, drawing on the bioinspired concept of mycorrhizal networks as a metaphor for interconnected sociotechnical systems. The framework proposes pedagogical approaches to equip engineering students with tools to address environmental challenges including plastic pollution within broader social justice contexts.
Socio-technical and Culture-inspired Projects in Freshman Engineering Design Course Bring Context and Emotion to Learning
This paper describes socio-technical and culture-inspired project modules integrated into freshman engineering design courses, focusing on CAD-based design challenges that engage students with real-world societal and cultural contexts.
Development and validation of an assessment for measuring chemical literacy in chemical equilibrium
A chemical literacy assessment was developed and validated for high school students studying chemical equilibrium, designed to measure how well students connect chemistry concepts to real-world phenomena including environmental chemistry and pollution. The assessment tool provided a validated instrument for evaluating chemistry education outcomes relevant to environmental awareness.
Aligning classroom assessment with engineering practice: A design‐based research study of a two‐stage exam with authentic assessment
This education research paper describes the design of a two-stage exam incorporating authentic engineering assessment tasks. It is not related to microplastics or environmental health.
Evaluation of Students' Difficulties in Learning Mathematics in Complex Variable Material
This education research paper analyzes difficulties that student mathematics teachers experience with complex variable material. This paper has no direct relevance to microplastics or environmental health.
An Argumentation Practice Based on STEAM for the Chemistry Education of Gifted
This paper describes an argumentation-based STEAM approach to chemistry education for gifted students, using real-world environmental problems as a context. It is part of a collection examining how sustainability themes can be woven into advanced science education.
Effectiveness of learning mathematics derivative materials using modules equipped with cooperative models in high schools
Not relevant to microplastics — this paper evaluates a cooperative learning module for teaching calculus derivatives to high school students in Indonesia.
Analysis of a methodology for engineering education based on service-learning projects for ecological and social entities while using conceive, design, implement and operate phases
Researchers analyzed the integration of service-learning projects within the CDIO engineering education framework, using a mixed-methods case study to evaluate how collaboration between universities, vocational schools, and community organizations affected students' technical competencies, professional skills, and civic engagement outcomes.
Sustainability Matters
This paper is not about microplastics; it is a longitudinal study of engineering students' evolving awareness of and engagement with sustainability issues during their studies.
Qualitatively recognizing the dimensions of student environmental identity development within the classroom context
This study qualitatively identified eight dimensions of environmental identity development in elementary school students engaged in a pollution-focused science curriculum, finding that emotional responses and personal meaning emerged as distinct dimensions not previously captured in adult environmentalist research.
Integrating Sustainability Issues into Science Education through Career-Based Scenarios in the MultiCO Project
This paper describes the MultiCO project's approach to integrating sustainability topics into science education through career-based learning scenarios. It argues that connecting scientific concepts to real-world careers helps students engage meaningfully with environmental challenges.
Transformative STEAM Educators Developing Students’ Capabilities For Resolving Global Sustainability Crises
This paper argues that transformative STEAM education — integrating science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics — can develop students' capacity to address global sustainability crises including plastic pollution. The research advocates for educational approaches that go beyond conventional curricula to build environmental problem-solving skills.
Sustainability in K-12 education: how can schools support students to address challenges of environmental sustainability?
This action research study examines how K-12 schools can promote environmental sustainability, finding that successful programs combine student education, school-wide practices, and community engagement to reduce environmental impact.
Changing Debates and Shifting Landscapes in Science Studies: Exploring How Graduate Students with Varied Backgrounds Think About the Role of Value-Judgments in Science
This study explores how graduate students from science and science studies backgrounds engage with the role of value judgments in scientific practice, finding that interdisciplinary dialogue helped students recognise how values shape research without undermining scientific objectivity.
Student participation in a coastal water quality citizen science project and its contribution to the conceptual and procedural learning of chemistry
Researchers developed a citizen science project involving students in monitoring coastal water quality parameters and detecting microplastics, finding that participation improved both conceptual understanding of chemistry and procedural laboratory skills. The study demonstrates the value of citizen science as a formal chemistry learning tool at the secondary level.
Community-Engaged Research Projects in School Settings: Science Teachers’ Practices and Reflections
Not relevant to microplastics — this education research study analyzes how nine teachers implemented community-engaged research projects addressing environmental justice issues in their classrooms, focusing on pedagogy, student empowerment, and institutional challenges.
Making the Case for the Humanities’ Take on the Crucial Issue of Ecological Crisis
This paper argues for the importance of humanities perspectives in addressing the ecological crisis, contending that scientific approaches alone are insufficient and that ethical, cultural, and social analysis are essential for understanding and responding to environmental challenges.
Contextual Teaching and Learning in Learning Environmental Pollution: the Effect on Student Learning Outcomes
This study evaluated contextual teaching and learning approaches for environmental pollution education, finding that connecting plastic pollution and waste concepts to real-world situations significantly improved student comprehension and motivation compared to conventional instruction.