Projects

High school children in Alexandra will learn how to analyse, visualise and communicate air quality data collected by children and researchers in our previous: ‘What’s In Your Air, Alex?

This project aims to empower rural and small-town communities in New Zealand to pro-actively learn about, monitor and manage the issue of poor local air quality.

Building on New Zealand’s strong connection to and passion for Antarctic exploration and conservation to inspire young New Zealanders, engage their families, and demonstrate the influence of Antarctica on climate and sea-levels.

Dodd-Walls Centre and partners will work with Otago primary and secondary schools to distribute and install cheap, optical atmospheric particulate sensors to monitor atmospheric pollution.

A touring ‘circus’ of air-themed experiments and experiences will prompt schoolchildren to create collaborative data, art, and stories which will be virtually curated and shared to support peer-to-peer learning.

Schoolchildren in Alexandra will participate in a high-tech study of local air quality, measuring and mapping air quality across the town and sharing their findings with the community and online.