the students at the school in arapixuna used paints, colored pencils and oil pastels to depict the amazon river how they see it, sarah rosengard said. she shared their artwork both locally and internationally, and she said it made her realize how art can create community between citizens and scientists.(sarah rosengard)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\u201cthe exhibit in canada was cool,\u201d rosengard said. \u201cit was a way to show (the children\u2019s) window into the amazon to non-brazilians, the people that were from so far away\u2026 that really got me thinking about art, not only as a mode of communication, but as a tool for communities to share the knowledge that they certainly have about the environment.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
gregory the goose collects microplastics from the chicago river near goose island, sarah rosengard said. he is an example of how art can be used in the science process and methodology. (sarah rosengard)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\nnow, rosengard is teaching earth science courses to art-focused students at the school of the art institute of chicago. her courses focus on how students can use their art to help with the scientific process. she started teaching in 2021, when covid required professors to teach remotely, which forced her to be creative with her curriculum on water science. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\ntaking these ideas, rosengard helped curate a professional art exhibit at the american geophysical union conference in chicago last year. unlike the children\u2019s art in brazil, rosengard said, this exhibit showed scientists how art can be impactful. it reminded scientists why they do science in the first place – to answer questions that will help address injustice, such as pollution and climate change-related issues. science is all about curiosity, rosengard said, and she said she thinks this exhibit taught scientists how art can show the universal importance of environmental topics and \u201ccuriosities of science.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201ci realized that there was an opportunity for art students to use their creative sides of their brain to not only do the science but design the methodology that goes behind it,\u201d rosengard said. she emphasized citizen science in the course, encouraging students to create pieces that could help study water, such as a goose-shaped sculpture that filters microplastics, a device made of everyday objects to measure turbidity, and an eel-shaped filter made of a nylon stocking. all of these were inspired by work from other scholars, rosengard said.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\nmaking science something for everyone<\/h2>\n\n\n\n rosengard said she hopes projects like these will inspire more people to see science as something they have the power and ability to be involved in. \u201ci guess i’m looking towards art as a way of expanding the capabilities of science,\u201d rosengard said. \u201ci’m looking towards art as a way to make science more accessible.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\nthe creators of <\/span>dirty matters <\/span><\/i>agree. anyone with internet access can download and print the free game. \u201cthis was one of the main things that we wanted to do for the very, very beginning,\u201d burak said. \u201call five of us agreed that for any game we produce for educational purposes, we don’t want it to be behind a paywall.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201ceveryday, everyone is making decisions on what they put in the groceries, or how they vote for parties, what kind of news they watch, what topic they discuss,\u201d beriot said, \u201cand we think that the environment outside, it’s underrepresented in all of this.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\nthrough engaging, unique ways of teaching science, more people can learn and get involved, one win at a time.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"grace marie finnell-gudwien writes for medill news service on the potential of board games and art to capture and educate young learners. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9417,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4916,4935,7095,4930,4914],"tags":[],"storyfest_categories":[],"class_list":["post-28088","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-climate","category-conservation","category-art","category-science-communication","category-sustainability"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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