Hydroponics Playground Garden, 'Playponics'; designing integrated sustainability and STEM education through play

REED, Heath, STANTON, Andrew, SOOD, Avika and KNOWLES, M. (2021). Hydroponics Playground Garden, 'Playponics'; designing integrated sustainability and STEM education through play. In: Designing for Children with focus on 'Play and Learn'. IDC School of Design, IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India.

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Abstract

This study involves apparently unconnected topics; physical play, environmental sustainability and early years STEM education delivery. Although this applied research is at early to intermediate stages, this disclosure discusses and positions our thinking, rational, research themes and methods when ‘designing for children’. From practicing designers’ perspectives, we consider what kinds of learning mechanisms can be capitalised upon when designing educational experiences, and how these diverse headline topics might be holistically considered and integrated into new learning experiences. We explore the role of physical play in learning about STEM, and design education, with the aim of increasing awareness in future populations of environmental sustainability issues. We report on our progress, findings, and our anticipated next steps. We conclude that evidence to date strongly indicates high levels of acceptance of this approach.

Item Type:	Book Section
SWORD Depositor:	Symplectic Elements
Depositing User:	Symplectic Elements
Date Deposited:	07 Aug 2023 13:44
Last Modified:	11 Oct 2023 12:47
URI:	https://shura.shu.ac.uk/id/eprint/31734

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