Suitable for 14-19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, school clubs and at home. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 geography (locational knowledge, human geography), citizenship and English Language, and is also internationally relevant. It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks: Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers • The Italian island of Lampedusa has become a major transit point for migrants seeking to enter Europe. With thousands arriving, and many dying on route, migration is portrayed as a humanitarian and political crisis. Dr Alessandro Corso, based at the University of Oxford in the UK, is working towards creating a platform for migrants and locals on Lampedusa to share their experiences. The hope is to dismantle the language of fear and create a more positive view of migration • This resource also contains an interview with Alessandro and his career path. If your students (or you) have questions for Alessandro, you/they can send them to him online. All you need to do is to go to the article online (see the Futurum link below), scroll down to the end and type in the question(s). Alessandro will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Alessandro’s research. This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!

Suitable for 14-19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom and at home. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 Geography and PSHE and is also internationally relevant. It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks: Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers • The number of STEM-related jobs available is increasing, at a faster rate than the number of students making STEM-related education choices – particularly in areas such as computer science, which are growing the fastest. There is a shortage of STEM-prepared students in general, but especially for females and some students of colour. This teaching resource explains the work of Dr Corliss Thompson from Northeastern University in the USA. Corliss is investigating ways to attract more students of colour into STEM – a sector that would benefit hugely from diversity. • This resource also contains an interview with Corliss about her career path. If your students (or you) have questions for Corliss, you/they can send them to her online. All you need to do is to go to the article online (see the Futurum link below), scroll down to the end and type in the question(s). Corliss will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Corliss’ research and challenges them to think about diversity and inclusion. • The PPT reiterates the key points in the article and includes separate Bloom’s Taxonomy talking points. This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!

Thank you for downloading this free resource. Let us know how we are doing and leave us a review. Suitable for 11-18-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, environmental clubs and at home. This resource links to KS3 Biology: Relationships in an ecosystem; Chemistry; and KS4 Biology: Ecosystems; Chemistry: Chemical and allied industries. It is also internationally relevant. It can be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks: Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers The article includes an explanation of microplastics and how the scientists go about finding them, plus an interview with marine chemist Prof Jay Brandes and environmental educator Dodie Sanders. It also discusses the importance of citizen science in projects like this one. The activity sheet includes discussion points - eight questions the students can answer in groups or individually. There are also details of Citizen Science projects happening around that world that are open to students of all ages. This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!