There's no real better way to do that than with the youth because they're going to have to design it,” said Benjamin Quartermont, Technology teacher, South Milwaukee High School.

For teachers at South Milwaukee High School, it is all about changing the norm of what is taught. One way they are doing that is with a grant from the University of WisconsinMilwaukee that encourages the use of citizen science.

“I think it's important in education to stay fresh and to bring things that are really current and important issues to our students so that they can make good decisions for personal health and also for sustainability reasons,” said Daniel Lesniak, AP Environmental Science & Biology teacher, South Milwaukee High School.

The grant money will go toward buying equipment that will help students collect data and analyze the levels of microplastics in our area’s water supply.

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