Practical suggestions for promoting science student actions to overcome social and environmental harms

By Dimitris Tsoubaris, Larry Bencze, Sheila Curtis, Majd Zouda

Issue 379 | Page 64 | Published Dec 2020

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How a class of Year 9 (age 13-14) students engaged in a science project to address socio-scientific issues, undertaking actions of their choice.

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