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2006 UK-Japan Young Scientist Workshop
Climate change, Health and Ethics
Aims and Participants
The Climate Change group, working in the SCEPTrE Centre at Surrey University, was led throughout the week by Professor Geoffrey Hunt (Ethics) on research into three main “Real World” science questions:
- What causes climate change?
- What impacts will climate change have?
- What can be done about climate change?
The group consisted of nine UK and Japanese students, Nao Yasui from Rakuhoku, Yoshiko Takai from Kyoto university of education school, Ayumi Kiyohara from Ritsumeikan, Tsubasa Hasegawa from Rikkyo Japanese school, UK, Sarah Bates from Colchester, Michaela Butcher, Madeline Chapman and Liz Wells from County Upper, and Adam Lord from St. Benedict’s School.
They were assisted during the week by facilitator Yohei Nakano, who helped with translation, as well as encouraging them all, and reporting back daily to Eric.
The images show the students working in the SCEPTrE Centre, using the Tektura write-on walls, which allow writing and drawing to be recorded temporarily. Making a more permanent record of these developing thoughts is easy - just photograph the notes and sketches! These notes can then be fed back into evaluations and reports, showing the process of learning - a powerful tool. For example, students were asked, using the internet, to find out the carbon footprint of a toothbrush, to enable them understand this concept. Research notes by the group were posted, shared, and then discussed.
Photos of the students in action
Where do we start?
With a good discussion, of course!
Using the New Wall
Student Presentations
The students in this group have created their own web site for their presentations. Please visit this site using the link below:
Final Day Student Presentation
You'd be surprised how easy it is to co-ordinate a multi-language group:
Ethics Climate Group signalling their readiness to start!
Ethics Climate Group making their Presentation
Ethics Climate Group making their Presentation
You can hardly blame them for looking a bit nervous, when the 'teachers back-up team' was monitoring their every move!
Ethics Climate Group making their Presentation
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During
the week-long Workshop, students and their teachers, university researchers,
and cultural language facilitators worked together, through the process of
inquiry, to understand a challenging and complex scientific problem. At the
end of the week, students gave presentations of their original research findings.
Follow the links below for information about the five science workshops.
- Climate change, Health and Ethics
- Water for Life
- Global Monitoring by Satellite
- Exploring the Nanoworld
- Circadian Rhythms, Sleep and Jet Lag
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