Instilling Environmental Activism and Waste Management Awareness in Bay Area Middle School Students Through Upcycling Artwork Projects

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Evelyn S. Yue Z. Hyunchan A. Kwan M.

Summary

Lack of conviction to act upon an issue is equivalent to ignorance of the problem. Even though plenty of people are aware of the ever-expanding ramifications of the prevalent use of plastic resources, they idly go on without addressing it. Microplastics are an imminent and prevalent issue that harms humans and our environment. Yet, there is a lack of awareness or urgency to respond to the issue as a community. We are working with a middle school teacher to educate her class about the topic; there is a lecture and art project that uses plastic waste to create a chandelier that will be hanging in the students’ classroom as a conversation starter to spread environmental awareness. Through pre- and post-session surveys, our team will measure how much children are more inclined to take part in environmental actions and are conscious of said issue.