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Hi Roisin,
In Galway city, at salthill beach, they have long lines of heavy boulders which are used for the same purpose, to slow down coastal erosion by breaking up the waves and reducing their strength. An interesting case is in Raven woods in Wexford where they are trying to restore the dunes around Curacloe beach in order to reduce the effects of coastal erosion on the woods.
Hi Deirdre,
Glad to hear you enjoyed Module 2 – Where do we Farm, and were able to take a lot of information away from it as well! The ‘Farm to Fork’ initiative is excellent for providing students with the information they need to produce their own fresh food at home and how to be sustainable in doing so.
Hi Laura,
That’s great to hear some of the benefits within your local community from the salmon farm being nearby! And you have highlighted some of the more recent issues fisheries have been facing with discards and quotas, this is leaving the aquaculture industry as a promising sector to move into while trying to improve the fisheries sector.
Hi Caoimhe,
Physical, hands-on based approaches to learning can be very beneficial to students development as it gives them the experience which sometimes will last longer than reading it in text. And as you mention, this hands-on based approach will also help them build personal skills useful for their development through school.
Hi Odhrán,
The three pillars of sustainable development can be treated as well respected guidelines into how an individual, community or business can act sustainably to balance the socioeconomic needs of the present, and the future.
Hi Bríd,
These are some really good initiatives, and there are always local groups within the community that will focus on different aspects of sustainability. topics such as biodiversity acts very well as an introduction as many endangered species are highly characteristic and thus, very recognisable worldwide.
Hi Shane,
That’s great to hear, the pier at Dun Laoghaire is always a great spot for fishing! This is a positive thing to bring into the classroom, being able to catch your own food sustainably, but also getting the children to think about what they can find locally and purchase locally to support their community.
Hi Aileen,
With such a large proportion of our population close to the coastline, it is a sector that shows plenty of potential to be economically successful for the west of Ireland. The ARC is just one of many tools we use to raise awareness for the aquaculture sector and for Irish seafood.
Hi Odhrán,
Im glad to hear you enjoyed the content in Module 3 – Socioeconomic Importance of Aquaculture! As a STEM topic, aquaculture can have careers within biology, anatomy, technology, engineering, veterinary science, and even accountants – covering all the primary STEM topics.
Hi Kate,
There is a strong preference for agriculture in Ireland, but this is due to us being in our Goldilocks conditions for farming here. This makes the sector and their food products high quality and quite successful worldwide. You raise a good point that aquaculture deserves to be held to a similar regard, as the west coast of Ireland is in an excellent location for sea farming!
Hi Caoimhe,
The geographic factor influencing aquaculture farms, has major socioeconomic benefits especially for the west of Ireland. Through raising awareness and striving for a social licence to operate for aquaculture, more people working directly and indirectly will benefit from it as a resource.
Hi Luke,
Visual aids are an excellent representation for teaching nutrition. They enable students to visualise what nutrition is in the food they eat through looking at a food pyramid, and they can build on this knowledge to identify what other benefits those foods may have.
Hi Luke,
These are excellent ideas to help your students become pillars of sustainability within their own community and school! Many seaside towns in Ireland, Bundoran is one I remember in particular, have a rule when you visit their beaches that you must remove 3 items of rubbish from the beach when you visit. And easy way to maintain our beaches, and to try and keep out marine litter.
Hi Caoimhe,
This is a very good way of analysing how sustainability can be taught in line with STEM subjects throughout our classrooms. Lifecycle assessments and carbon footprints are just some of the important concepts of sustainability which can be taught in schools in conjunction with STEM subjects.
Hi Sinead,
Many students will know about the larger nutrient groups such as carbohydrates and proteins, but not many of them know how beneficial the nutrition in seafood can be as well. Associating seafood with a healthy diet and positive nutrition will encourage your students to eat healthily and to understand how different nutrients can play different, important roles in our development.
