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ClearArousing 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.
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.
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.
Undergraduate Mathematics Students Question and Critique Society Through Mathematical Modeling
In two undergraduate mathematics courses, 27 students engaged in mathematical modeling tasks situated in authentic real-world contexts to examine how modeling can be used to question and critique societal issues. The study explored how the modeling process enables students to connect mathematical tools to broader social and environmental concerns.
Environmental Literacy for Waste Management in an Academic Community: A Case Study
This case study examined environmental literacy and waste management practices in an academic community, finding that targeted environmental education programs can improve awareness and behavior around waste reduction and recycling.
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.
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.
Pedagogical Purposes of Scientifical and Technological Literacy within Sustainable and Green Chemistry in the High School
This paper distinguishes between environmental, sustainable, and green chemistry and discusses how these frameworks can be integrated into high school science education. Teaching students about plastic pollution and its chemical impacts is part of developing scientifically literate citizens.
Enhancing teacher competence through collaborative worksheet development: an empirical investigation
Researchers examined the efficacy of collaborative teaching using a project-based learning worksheet on plastic waste and climate change, involving five science teachers, two lecturers, and 45 seventh-grade students across three field trials. They found that collaborative worksheet development increased science teachers' professionalism, particularly in the collegial phase, while also improving student engagement with environmental topics.
Scientific Literacy to Address Sustainability: A Study on Deep-Sea Mining Education with Adolescents from a Social Care Institution
An educational intervention on deep-sea mining for adolescents in a social care institution was assessed for scientific literacy outcomes, with findings highlighting both the potential and challenges of using this emerging topic to develop sustainability-oriented environmental education.
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.
Ocean Literacy’s Influence on Integrated Learning: Teachers’ Understanding and Involvement
Researchers investigated ocean literacy integration in Indonesian junior high school education, surveying 116 teachers to examine how their understanding of ocean literacy and participation in related training influenced their inclination toward integrated teaching approaches.
Exploring the Intersection of Paleontology and Sustainability: Enhancing Scientific Literacy in Spanish Secondary School Students
This study assessed geology and sustainability knowledge among 14-15-year-old students in Spain and tested whether active experiential learning approaches, including integration of Earth history and sustainable development goals, improved scientific literacy. Experimental groups showed improved academic performance compared to controls.
Systematic literature review: a typology of Sustainability Literacy and Environmental Literacy
This systematic literature review develops a typology of sustainability literacy and environmental education frameworks, mapping how different educational approaches define and measure student competencies related to ecological awareness and sustainable behavior.
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.
Real action based on search solve create and share (SSCS) model to improve sustainability awareness of junior high school students
Researchers implemented a real-action project using the Search-Solve-Create-Share (SSCS) learning model with an education for sustainable development approach to improve sustainability awareness among 7th-grade students in Siak, Riau Province, Indonesia. A quasi-experimental design comparing SSCS-taught and control classes found the model effective at enhancing student understanding of local environmental issues including water and air pollution.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 the Steam Approach in Efforts to Improve 4c Skills in Elementary School Students
This education research paper examined the effectiveness of the STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Mathematics) teaching approach for developing 21st-century skills in elementary students. This is a pedagogy paper with no direct connection to microplastics or environmental science.
Learning instructional using webbed models based on local potential "Pulau Kembang" to enhance ecological literacy skill
Researchers developed an integrated science learning module for middle school students based on the local ecosystem of Pulau Kembang, an island in Indonesia, to improve ecological literacy. The module combined discovery learning principles with local environmental content. Students who used the module showed improved understanding of ecological concepts and environmental stewardship.
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.