Green Edge Outreach Project: A large-scale public and educational initiative
Abstract A collective outreach approach is fundamental for a scientific project. The Green Edge Project studied the impact of climate change on the dynamics of phytoplankton and their role in the Arctic Ocean, including the impact on human populations. We involved scientists and target audiences to...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0032247419000123 2024-09-15T17:53:54+00:00 Green Edge Outreach Project: A large-scale public and educational initiative Sansoulet, Julie Pangrazi, Jean-Jacques Sardet, Noé Mirshak, Sharif Fayad, Ghassan Bourgain, Pascaline Babin, Marcel 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247419000123 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247419000123 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Polar Record volume 55, issue 4, page 227-234 ISSN 0032-2474 1475-3057 journal-article 2019 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0032247419000123 2024-08-07T04:02:51Z Abstract A collective outreach approach is fundamental for a scientific project. The Green Edge Project studied the impact of climate change on the dynamics of phytoplankton and their role in the Arctic Ocean, including the impact on human populations. We involved scientists and target audiences to ensure that the communications strategy was in agreement with scientists and audience requirements. We developed websites (academic site and blogs and an educational platform). Then, we produced a 52-minute documentary, ‘Arctic Bloom’, and infographics were created to explain experiments on the ice. We also organised a photo exhibition and live videos that enabled primary school-age students to ask questions directly of scientists working on the research icebreaker. Finally, both students and professionals drew their own conception of Arctic science, and our social media sites reached diverse groups of people. The evaluation results showed a large number of education structures (approximately 8000 schools and 104 museums or educational organisations) engaged with our communications outputs and encouraging statistics about website visits (117 021 and 3739 visits on the blog and the YouTube channel, respectively). Selecting different, but intersecting techniques, to promote a better understanding of the science contributed to the success of the communication and outreach outputs of the 3-year project. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Ocean Climate change Phytoplankton Polar Record Cambridge University Press Polar Record 55 4 227 234 |
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Abstract A collective outreach approach is fundamental for a scientific project. The Green Edge Project studied the impact of climate change on the dynamics of phytoplankton and their role in the Arctic Ocean, including the impact on human populations. We involved scientists and target audiences to ensure that the communications strategy was in agreement with scientists and audience requirements. We developed websites (academic site and blogs and an educational platform). Then, we produced a 52-minute documentary, ‘Arctic Bloom’, and infographics were created to explain experiments on the ice. We also organised a photo exhibition and live videos that enabled primary school-age students to ask questions directly of scientists working on the research icebreaker. Finally, both students and professionals drew their own conception of Arctic science, and our social media sites reached diverse groups of people. The evaluation results showed a large number of education structures (approximately 8000 schools and 104 museums or educational organisations) engaged with our communications outputs and encouraging statistics about website visits (117 021 and 3739 visits on the blog and the YouTube channel, respectively). Selecting different, but intersecting techniques, to promote a better understanding of the science contributed to the success of the communication and outreach outputs of the 3-year project. |
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Green Edge Outreach Project: A large-scale public and educational initiative |
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Green Edge Outreach Project: A large-scale public and educational initiative |
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