Posts for tag "environmental education"
U. Iowa Water Quality Class Brings Mississippi River Lessons To Life
A water quality class at the University of Iowa teaches students about sampling while connecting them with issues facing the Mississippi River.
- Posted August 3, 2015
Western Michigan Hydrogeology Field Course Prepares Students For Field Work
Instructors at Western Michigan University lead one of the few hydrogeology field courses in the United States.
- Posted June 15, 2015
UMass students track air quality at Boston Marathon
Students at the University of Massachusetts – Lowell took to the pavement to measure air quality during the 2015 Boston Marathon, according to a release from the school. The running event is the fourth in a row...
- Posted April 21, 2015
MIT undergrads characterize Kīlauea’s volcanic smog
Undergraduate students at MIT use sulfur dioxide and aerosol measuring devices to characterize volcanic smog coming out of Hawaii’s Kīlauea volcano.
- Posted April 20, 2015
Muhlenberg green roof gives students sustainability, monitoring experience
Student were heavily involved with a Muhlenberg College green roof project, from installing the plants to designing a monitoring network.
- Posted February 17, 2015
Creek Freaks program educates students in stream and watershed science
For teachers looking to integrate hands-on environmental education into their lesson plans, the Creek Freaks program can make that a little easier.
- Posted December 3, 2014
University of Washington students test-drive sonar on Seattle’s Lake Union
University of Washington students get firsthand seafloor mapping experience with multibeam sonar on Seattle’s Lake Union
- Posted December 2, 2014
R/V David Folger empowers education and research on Lake Champlain
Lake Champlain’s size and saltwater history makes it a great place for inland academics to study oceanography and marine geology. Middlebury College’s loaded R/V David Folger is a great way to get students on the water. “She’s...
- Posted September 5, 2014
For endangered crawfish frog, undergraduate research helps avoid failed reintroduction
The endangered crawfish frog has a peculiar habitat requirement. An undergraduate research project is heaping find the right sport for a reintroduction.
- Posted August 21, 2014
New monitoring network for humble Miller Run on Bucknell campus will inform restoration
A new weather and water quality monitoring station will inform the restoration of Miller Run, a neglected creek on the Bucknell University campus.
- Posted August 19, 2014
Elwha dam removal creates outdoor classroom for U. Wash. students
On the Elwha River, the largest dam removal in history freed thousands of tons of sediment and created an outdoor classroom to study the effects.
- Posted August 15, 2014
Global climate and Los Angeles community college students influenced by Indian Ocean weather cycle
A weather cycle in the Indian Ocean that influences global weather and climate is also influencing students in a Los Angeles community college.
- Posted March 28, 2014
Future scientists get real-world skills in Iowa State water quality monitoring courses
A series of water quality monitoring courses at Iowa State University is giving students an early taste of the real-world skills they'd use as environmental scientists.
- Posted March 5, 2014
Virginia Tech’s StREAM Lab: Equipped for research, ‘ridiculously valuable’ for education
With monitoring statiosn and a custom flood simulator, Virginia Tech's StREAM Lab is equipped for research and 'ridiculously valuable' for education.
- Posted February 27, 2014
Silver Springs, where flows are down and nutrients are up, provide outdoor classroom
Nutrients are up and flows are down in Florida's iconic Silver Springs and the Silver River. Local high school students are monitoring the changes.
- Posted February 6, 2014
Drained Lake Perez a chance to study dams and water quality in a shale watershed
A dried-up Pennsylvania lake and a slew of monitoring tools are teaching students about the effects of damming on an understudied shale watershed.
- Posted January 27, 2014
“Sense of Place” students study environmental data and personal connections to landscapes
A geology course at Westfield State University in Massachusetts asks its students to explore their personal connections to familiar landscapes.
- Posted November 14, 2013
Kansas State classes get a lesson in environmental remediation
Kansas State University professors transformed a plot of land from a problem to a classroom, teaching students on the fly to remediate nutrient pollution.
- Posted September 20, 2013
The River Mile students are real-world researchers in Columbia watershed
A National Parks Service education program gets students involved in real-world scientific inquiry around the Columbia River Watershed.
- Posted August 23, 2013
Washington and Jefferson College students create semester-long field studies
Washington and Jefferson College ecology students design their own research projects, from monitoring heat generating skunk cabbage to HVAC efficiency.
- Posted August 20, 2013
