Wow! What an amazing final event at The Boiler House on Newcastle University’s main campus for the KATS Finale!
The latest KATS project, funded by North East Combined Authority, focussed on working with young people, from 3 local schools, to learn about the issue of plastic pollution on marine biodiversity. Through STEM-focussed activities, they became citizen scientists and collected data about microplastics found on their local beaches. They also got the chance to visit Tynemouth Aquarium!
The final Boiler House event was jam packed with reflective activities, like the ‘School Challenge Quiz’, a scavenger hunt around campus and a creative writing activity led by Seven Stories, The National Centre for Children’s Books. The Elected Metro Mayor – Jamie Driscoll, even came in to answer students’ climate change questions!
“The KATS project has been amazing…The children explored the challenges and possible solutions to the climate crisis in a variety of hands-on ways which kept them engaged and stimulated” (Gosforth East Middle)
