Course Description
You will learn about the environmental epidemiology in your surroundings through a project-based approach. The project is a request from the city council, in collaboration with the Institute of Global Health (ISGlobal), to collect data on air pollution in your closest environment, introduce the data, and present the results on a collective platform. This will allow you to reflect on healthy habits that can improve air quality and reduce your exposure to air pollution.
General Outline
The project begins with an introduction to the concept of ecological footprint. Then, you will calculate your individual ecological footprint and participate in various practical activities to analyze air and water quality. You will also go on a field trip to collect plastics and understand their impact on the ocean.
Guiding Question
What is the quality of the environment in your surroundings?
Sustainable Development Goals
This project is connected to the following Sustainable Development Goals:
- SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being
- SDG 13: Climate Action
Learning Areas
Natural, social, and cultural environment
Age
12-14, 14-16, 16-18
Learning Outcomes
You will learn to:
- Take responsibility for your actions and decisions, and use reflective capacity to seek opportunities for improvement and personal development.
- Consider the possibility of contributing personally to social transformations.
- Find solutions or make decisions around a problem through a reasoning and analysis process based on evidence, considering different options.
- Apply creativity to respond to questions related to sustainability, taking advantage of existing experience and knowledge.
- Cooperate in the construction of new knowledge and ideas in multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, and transdisciplinary contexts.
- Imagine possible and desirable future scenarios from a current situation.
- Collect information, taking into account different opinions and options, remaining open to different alternatives and perspectives.
- Participate actively and share ideas and experiences openly.
































