Peabody Exhibit
Center graduate students work with high school students in the EVOLUTIONS Program to develop exhibits on the environmental impact of chemical technology. Details...
Students in EVOLUTIONS, an after-school program for New Haven high school students at the Peabody Museum, designed an exhibit on ocean science. Center students worked with them to develop a sustainability component of the exhibit. The focus was on the accumulation and persistence of petroleum-based polymers in the ocean environment. With guidance from Center volunteers, the high school students designed a compost tank showing decay rates for a range of bio-based and polymer-based plastics, a video on the meaning of sustainability issues to high school students, and artwork illustrating the difference between renewable and non-renewable polymers.