OCEAN SATELLITE

Investigate how inland waste contributes to marine litter and biodiversity loss; link local actions to Mediterranean impacts; produce evidence-based outputs for our community and partner schools.
Students run citizen science campaigns (ESA Climate Detectives, SERVET), measure litter around the school superblock, and record sources and pathways to waterways. They analyze Copernicus satellite imagery and open datasets to relate local observations to regional ocean conditions. Tinkering workshops produce low-cost sampling tools and watershed models.

Approach:
A student‑led, open schooling methodology integrates families (AMPA), teachers, NGOs, and research centers. Methods combine field surveys (standardized transects, litter categorization, photo documentation, shared spreadsheets/GitHub), simple lab protocols (sieving and microscopy where available), remote sensing workflows (selecting Copernicus scenes, basic indices to track coastal conditions, triangulation with published studies), and co‑design sessions to define hypotheses, assign rotating roles, and plan dissemination.
hey built a watershed model from recycled materials to demonstrate transport mechanisms. They compared Gravity Wave’s Mediterranean plastic recovery data with their categories to discuss circular solutions. With ICM‑CSIC case materials, they analyzed microplastics uptake in aquatic animals and prepared posters that summarize local evidence in the Mediterranean context.

Output: A public dataset and GitHub repository, a school exhibition with prototypes and maps, and media pieces. A joint Padlet science fair with partner schools.