Seabird post mortem with Glow Meet

Introduction

This case study explains how pupils across Scotland watched leading scientists perform a bird post mortem beamed live into their classrooms from East Lothian through Glow. The event used the facilities of Glow Meet to link 13 schools with the Scottish Seabird Centre in North Berwick.

Ecologists at the Scottish Seabird Centre carried out the post mortem on a fulmar as part of their Save the North Sea project, which aims to raise awareness of the damage caused by 20,000 tons of litter dumped every year.

Pupils studying biology were able to see live on Glow how scientists are researching what is happening in the North Sea and how they are using the findings to protect sea life and cut the amount of marine litter.