Sounds are all around us and are useful sources of information for scientists. Unfortunately, we are living in an earbud society in which many youth and adults have “turned off their ears” and go through their daily lives not noticing the wonderful sounds occurring around them. A comprehensive, environmentally oriented STEM education project called “Global Soundscapes: Big Data, … [Read more...]
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Promoting STEM Interest and Connections to Nature Through a Soundscape Ecology Camp for Students With Visual Impairments
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The Center for Global Soundscapes developed a five-day camp program for students with visual impairments that follows an inquiry-based learning approach to explore concepts fundamental to soundscape ecology. Education research since the 1980s has documented a lack of broad participation across all STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) … [Read more...]