SoilTales: Citizen science and comics for healthy soils in secondary education
Greece
About
Citizen science, comic creation, and storytelling.
SoilTales is a six-month citizen science and comics initiative led by Web2Learn in Greece. Implemented in Lemnos, Thessaloniki, Athens, and Lefkada, it expanded from six secondary schools to twelve schools and engaged about 260 students from elementary, junior high, and high schools. Students collect local soil data, explore soil health, and transform their learning into comic-based narratives with support from Athens Comics Library. Final events celebrate students’ work and strengthen awareness of soil biodiversity, sustainability, and citizen science.
Project overview
Young learners’ limited awareness of soil health challenges and their role as citizen scientists in monitoring and protecting soil.
Introductory workshops; hands-on soil exploration; online comic introduction; comic creation and finalization; final events in each region.
Engages students as citizen scientists collecting and sharing local soil data, then translating knowledge into comic-based narratives about soil health, biodiversity, and sustainability.
Web2Learn, Panagiota Fabrikanou, Stefania Oikonomou
Young learners’ limited awareness of soil health challenges and their role as citizen scientists in monitoring and protecting soil.
Engages students as citizen scientists collecting and sharing local soil data, then translating knowledge into comic-based narratives about soil health, biodiversity, and sustainability.
Introductory workshops; hands-on soil exploration; online comic introduction; comic creation and finalization; final events in each region.
Web2Learn, Panagiota Fabrikanou, Stefania Oikonomou
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