{"640124":{"#nid":"640124","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Students Offer Colorful Deep Ocean Adventures for Younger Generation","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIt was a visit to a first grade class that prompted\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/people\/bracco-dr-annalisa\u0022\u003EAnnalisa Bracco\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;to unleash the creative and storytelling talents of her Georgia Tech undergraduate students.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;For a whole semester, those first graders were learning about the ocean, and I was finding out that they were not going to learn much about anything happening below the upper 200 meters of the water column,\u0026rdquo; says Bracco, a professor of oceanography and climate dynamics in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E (EAS).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThat experience got her looking for a project that would provide some fun for her\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cpb-us-w2.wpmucdn.com\/sites.gatech.edu\/dist\/9\/988\/files\/2019\/08\/MinimestersF19-The-Deep-Ocean-EAS-4801.pdf\u0022\u003EEAS 4801: The Deep Ocean\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;class. This was her second year to teach the class and this round, most of those in the 5-12 week \u0026ldquo;mini-mester\u0026rdquo; class were first-year students.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBracco\u0026rsquo;s solution was to ask her students to bring an aspect of the deep ocean and its exploration to life via a children\u0026rsquo;s story.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The goal is to tell a compelling story to the reader where the message is clear, and the narrative is easy to follow,\u0026rdquo; Bracco says. \u0026ldquo;There are no set topics for this assignment, but students have to be mindful that this type of product may serve as one of the few times that K-8 students are exposed to deep ocean-related topics, so they should carefully consider the message they wish to send.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn other words, avoid jargon, make the story user-friendly, and try to put themselves in the shoes of today\u0026rsquo;s younger students \u0026mdash; who are typically accustomed to a visually-intensive media diet that includes television, Twitch, and Tik Tok. Also, for the 2020 version of the class, add in a global pandemic with students and faculty working across a blend of classrooms, homes, dorm rooms, and beyond. The long-term goal for undergrads, Bracco emphasizes, is better science communications \u0026mdash; no matter the age of the audience.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESeveral of her EAS 4801 students chose to take younger students on adventures \u0026mdash; as in \u0026quot;The Adventures of Boaty McBoatface\u0026quot;, co-starring a snail \u0026mdash; courtesy of Sara Tonks, Grace Truax, Shane Walker and Robert White; along with \u0026quot;Argo\u0026#39;s Adventure Under the Sea\u0026quot; \u0026mdash; the work of Christopher Hollis and Susan Harrison; and \u0026quot;Cory The (Deep) Coral\u0026quot; \u0026mdash; offered by Maci Harrell and Sara Delawalla.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBracco said the students were successful last year, with the EAS atrium displaying her students\u0026rsquo; work. This year, she shares, while the pandemic raised stress levels for all and quickly evolved teaching and learning into a new environment, the groups still did a really excellent job.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I\u0026#39;ve been impressed by the quality in the large majority of cases. They responded both times very positively, putting a lot of effort into their assignment. They also worked well in teams, with one drawing, another creating the story, another presenting and acting the reading. They really used their talents.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDevon Robinson, a fourth-year EAS major, already has experience explaining scientific concepts in a way that children can understand: she\u0026#39;s the mother of a three-year-old. \u0026quot;This assignment furthered my communication skills and helped me to think like a kid. I asked myself questions like: What are kids interested in? How can we make this fun? 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