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ClearTransformative 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.
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.
Integrating STEM Curriculum Across the Schools' Learning Environment to Reflect & Impact Life Practices
This paper is not about microplastics. It discusses integrating STEM curriculum across school environments to promote sustainability education and critical thinking, referencing UN Sustainable Development Goals. While it mentions environmental challenges broadly, the paper focuses on educational pedagogy rather than microplastic pollution or environmental contamination research.
Embodied eco-embroidery
This paper is not about microplastics; it reports on a transdisciplinary arts-and-crafts embroidery project as a model for sustainable STEAM education, exploring how creative craftsmanship can foster environmental awareness in students.
Application of gamification in Early Childhood Education and Primary Education: thematic analysis
This systematic review of 24 studies found that gamification in early childhood and primary education improved academic skills, collaboration, and student motivation across subjects. This study is not related to microplastics or environmental health but was included in the dataset due to its classification as a systematic review.
Creating Creative Educational Opportunities among Engineering and Arts Students
This paper is not about microplastics — it describes an educational model that integrates engineering and arts students through design-thinking collaborative projects.
Microplastics in the Environment: Raising Awareness in Primary Education
This study developed and evaluated a microplastics education program for primary school children, finding that age-appropriate lessons about plastic pollution could meaningfully increase students' environmental awareness. The authors argue that early education is a key component of long-term plastic pollution reduction strategies.
STEAM Project-Based Learning Activities at the Science Museum as an Effective Training for Future Chemistry Teachers
A project-based STEAM learning methodology developed for pre-service chemistry teachers at a science museum was found effective in connecting non-formal learning environments to teacher training, enhancing engagement with scientific disciplines and pedagogical skills.
Effect of Design Thinking to Develop Marine and Coastal Environmental Attitudes
This paper is not relevant to microplastics research — it evaluates a design thinking educational approach for improving marine and coastal environmental awareness among students, focused on teaching sustainability concepts.
Increasing knowledge and awareness of microplastic pollution in United States middle school students in a hybrid-classroom setting through science education
Researchers assessed microplastic pollution knowledge and awareness among middle school students in the United States, finding significant gaps in understanding of microplastic sources, pathways, and human health implications. The study highlights an educational opportunity and suggests targeted curriculum integration could improve scientific literacy around plastic pollution in younger generations.
The role of the arts and crafts subject in education for sustainable development
Researchers conducted a qualitative study on the role of arts and crafts education in a Norwegian interdisciplinary teaching project focused on marine litter, using participatory observation and the Visual Art Based Participatory Method to analyze student outputs from grades 5-10. Results indicate that creative making processes in arts and crafts uniquely enable students to express and process emotional responses to marine plastic pollution beyond standard curriculum competence goals.
Documenting Children’s Spatial Reasoning through Art: A Case Study on Play-Based STEAM Education
Researchers examined how children's art can document emergent spatial reasoning in a play-based STEAM education context, analyzing art created as part of a participatory design-based research project integrating play, environmental education, and embodiment. The study found that art provides a window into children's sensemaking of spatial relationships, supporting the case for spatial reasoning as a cross-domain component of STEAM curricula.
What are the valuable lessons from global research on environmental literacy in the last two decades? A systematic literature review
This paper is not about microplastics; it is a systematic literature review of global research on environmental literacy in education over the past two decades, analyzing publication trends and teaching approaches.
Science interdisciplinary learning approach: a study interdisciplinary thinking skills and literacy environment
Researchers analyzed the impact of an interdisciplinary science learning approach on prospective teachers' ability to think across disciplines and develop environmental literacy related to sustainability. Using a quasi-experimental design, they compared students who received the interdisciplinary approach with a control group. The study found that integrating multiple scientific disciplines improved both interdisciplinary thinking skills and environmental awareness among future educators.
Increasing Students' Quality of Argumentation by Using Drama in Lower Phase Secondary Education
This study explored how drama can improve the quality of student arguments about controversial socio-scientific topics including environmental issues. Improving public science literacy and debate skills is important for building societal capacity to address challenges like microplastic pollution.
Developing Moral Responsibility of Grade 9 Students Through an Active Learning on an Online Platform
This Thai education study used an active learning approach on an online platform to develop moral responsibility in Grade 9 students. The research focuses on pedagogical methods and has no direct connection to microplastics or environmental science.
Science Literacy Profile of High School Students: Implications of PBL Didactic Design on the Topic of Microplastics
This education research paper is not primarily about microplastic risks; it studies Indonesian high school students' scientific literacy after a problem-based learning curriculum using microplastics as a teaching topic, assessing students' ability to explain phenomena, evaluate investigations, and interpret data within the PISA framework.
Scientific literacy through Problem-Based Learning focusing on the occurrence and consequences of microplastics in the environment
Researchers implemented a Problem-Based Learning approach to develop scientific literacy skills in students by focusing on the occurrence and environmental consequences of microplastics. The study, conducted in a Portuguese-language educational context, used microplastics as a real-world science topic to cultivate critical thinking and evidence-based decision-making competencies.
Marine plastic pollution in kindergarten as a means of engaging toddlers with STEM education and educational robotics
This paper explores using marine plastic pollution as a topic to engage preschool children with STEM education and robotics through experiential learning. Environmental topics like plastic pollution can serve as motivating contexts for early science and technology education.
Igarapés como espaço educacional não formal para estudantes de uma escola pública no interior do Estado do Amazonas, Brasil
This paper describes a Brazilian educational project that used polluted and unpolluted local streams as outdoor classrooms to teach high school students about water pollution, including microplastics, through hands-on inquiry. While microplastic education is a component, the paper is primarily focused on pedagogy rather than reporting original microplastic research findings.