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Park High senior says familiarity with decomposers increases willingness to support them
Summary
Zoe Siegel, a Park High School senior, summarized her AP Research finding that people who know more about decomposers are more likely to like them and donate to their conservation; she will attend UW–Stevens Point to study wildlife ecology.
Zoe Siegel, a senior at Park High School, said her AP Research project focused on the conservation of decomposers and found a link between public knowledge and support. “The more you know about an animal, the more willing you are to donate to it and the more you like the animal,” she said.
Siegel described the AP Research process as beginning with identifying a gap in existing studies. “We start the year off, looking for a gap, so we have to find something that hasn't been studied by previous research,” she said, and added that she ultimately concentrated her work on what she called the “conservation of decomposers.”
She also reflected on the coursework: “AP research is hard, and it's a lot of work, but it's a lot of fun.” Siegel said she will graduate with honors and plans to attend the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point to study wildlife ecology.
The remarks summarized a student research project and did not include formal recommendations or policy actions.
