24-25 JSK Workshop 8: Scientific Presentations

Overview

On Thursday, April 17th, 2025, The International SeaKeepers Society hosted the eighth Junior SeaKeepers Program workshop for 24-25 cohort students. This JSK workshop included guidelines and tips for their final research project presentations in June and was led by our Director of Education & Outreach, Toni Lohroff, with the help of fellow Educational Outreach team members, Lillian Engelhard and Jack Rucker.

As a part of their final research projects, the Junior SeaKeepers are focusing on local conservation topics regarding issues like marine debris, microplastic manufacturing, the health of local waterways, and more. Many of these research questions will have JSKs collecting novel data locally, while some others will be collecting information from publicly available reports, maps, and partner non-profit organizations. These differences in data mean that our JSKs might have different visual data to highlight, and also means that they will need to figure out the best "story" to tell when presenting their data to give their audience the best "big picture" idea of their work and the problem it addresses. With their final project presentations being due in about one month, this was a great opportunity for JSKs to clarify how they can improve their projects by framing the story and highlighting the appropriate data during their final presentations.