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It is our goal to develop nine lesson plans that can be used in school yards to study local biodiversity and ecological interactions. Once developed, these plans should be applicable to a wide geographic area and might be incorporated into a program such as the international GLOBE program (see www.globe.gov). Each of these lesson plans involves asking scientific questions about the natural world, collecting field data in the school yard that address these questions, analyzing the information, and presenting it on the Web. Students learn a variety of skills, including critical thinking, how to collect and manage data, quality control, analytical skills, photography, and using computers as a tool, as scientists do. In short, we are developing comprehensive exercises to mentor students in science and have them produce data that is meaningful to the scientific community. Teachers will work with Ms. Edwards, Ms. Esco, Mr. McLucas, Dr. Pickering and Ms. Skillen to develop school yard lesson plans for conducting natural history studies on the following topics:
Calendar of Events | |||
13 - 15 August, 1998 | Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont Field Trip | . | . |
18 June - 1 July, 1998 | Biodiversity and Web Technology Training Course | . | . |
12 March, 1998 | Participants | . | . |
12 February, 1998 | Agenda | Invitation Letter | Participants | 28 January, 1998 | Agenda | Overview | Participants |
Organizing Committee
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Amy Edwards | Museum of Natural History | aedwards@museum.nhm.uga.edu | 706-542-4137 |
Stella Guerrero | Cedar Schoals High School | guerrero@pick.uga.edu | 706-353-7076 |
Elizabeth McGhee | Museum of Natural History | emcghee@museum.nhm.uga.edu | 706-542-3940 |
Elizabeth Skillen | Institute of Ecology | skillen@discoverlife.org | 706-542-1388 |
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Updated: 09 March, 1999