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Addressing Sustainability in the High School Biology Classroom through Socioscientific Issues

By Wendy M. Jackson, Maia K. Binding, Kelly Grindstaff, Manisha Hariani and Bon W. Koo

Developers of SEPUP’s Science and Global Issues high school biology program published an article in the journal Sustainability detailing how their recently revised curriculum is centered around sustainability-related socioscientific issues. In this article, the authors present the framework they developed and used for presenting sustainability to students, as well as the specific contexts that allowed students to develop a deeper understanding of scientific concepts while addressing current and important socioscientific issues.

Recommended Citation:
Jackson WM, Binding MK, Grindstaff K, Hariani M, Koo BW. Addressing Sustainability in the High School Biology Classroom through Socioscientific Issues. Sustainability. 2023; 15(7):5766. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15075766

Acknowledgment:
Publication made possible in part by support from the Berkeley Research Impact Initiative (BRII) sponsored by the UC Berkeley Library.

View Article: https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/15/7/5766

Year: 2023

Topics:

  • Biology
  • High School Science Education
  • Socioscientific Issues
  • Sustainability

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