Presenter(s): Alexandra Acosta-Torres—Earth Science
Co-Presenter(s):Jaemie Bynum
Faculty Mentor(s): Sarah Stoeckl, Kathyrn Lynch
Session 1: Environmental Leaders ARC
Being quarantined during the COVID-19 pandemic has left people in a state of desperation to fill their time with entertainment and fulfilling activities . The purposes of our project are to teach about the connections between COVID-19 and climate change and provide a video tutorial on how to make a meaningful collage . Collaging is an accessible, environmentally friendly type of upcycling that can fill that time . The research looks at scientific and social connections between climate change and COVID-19 . The collage created has a collection of themes regarding nature, the use of nature, loneliness, eco-grief, and the impacts of pollution, with the overall goal of visually symbolizing the impacts of climate change and COVID-19 . It is essential for the general public to understand the social and scientific connections between the impacts of climate change and COVID-19 because climate change requires social and scientific awareness in order to be resolved . We teach how to collage and challenge our audience to collage in our YouTube video . Our project aims to create a friendly activity that can be shared with friends while also generating interest in environmental issues and the current pandemic .