COMMUNICATING THE GEORGIA COAST
EMBODYING THE PLANT OR ANIMAL. Participants were invited to become seaweed moving in the ocean current. Alligators, dolphins, ghost crabs, pelicans, live oaks, and wasps - oh my! InterPlay Atlanta, Emory University, and the Georgia Coast Atlas all partnered to offer “Communicating the Science of the Georgia Coast,” a fun- and facts-filled event as part of the 2019 Atlanta Science Festival. This two-hour “playshop” took place on Friday, March 15 th at the Little Five Points Community Center Café. From 7:00 to 9:00 PM, Certified InterPlay Leader Ruth Schowalter co-facilitated this highly interactive and energetic science communication workshop for adult and teen participants with her husband — scientist and author Dr. Anthony J. Martin. As a Georgia coast expert, Tony offered “micro-lectures” about its animals, plants, and ecosystems, while Ruth engaged participants in improvisational storytelling and movement-oriented activities that reinforced learning. 2019 Atl