Tiffany Childress-Price and Dr. Mindy Chappell discuss their learning around using Youth Participatory Science in their classrooms for the past five years. What role does history play when students dig into how heavy metals such as lead impacts communities in Chicago? How do we center students’ lived experiences while making sure they get access to knowledge and analysis that’s withheld from them? Even if you’re not a science teacher, this episode is for you if you want to learn about the process of student-driven inquiry and investigation to humanize young people and build their skills and power for the long-haul.
Scholars and resources that Tiffany & Dr. Mindy referenced in this conversation:
Youth Participatory Science to Address Urban Heavy Metal Contamination
Daniel Morales-Doyle: Youth participatory science: a grassroots science curriculum framework
Megan Bang & Shirin Vossoughi: Participatory Design Research and Educational Justice: Studying Learning and Relations Within Social Change Making
Pushing Praxis 