| Time
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Action |
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Fall 2002 |
| September
2002 |
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Develop & Review plan |
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Introduce program to school superintendents at ALC Meeting
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Find and purchase resource materials (books & manuals)
for teams & development |
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Prepare
power point presentation for recruiting administration,
teachers, & scientists on program
- History
of site
- Build
as 'learning center' - students as researchers (providers
of knowledge)
- Basic
program and extensions for each team
- Students
give back to school in assisting with environmental
classes
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| |
Talk with University faculty, Vernon James Center, Extension
agents, & others to determine possible research problems
at the Millpond and their support as scientists/mentors |
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Talk with University GIS/GPS Programs concerning locating
sampling sites and mapping |
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Begin collecting some background data at selected sites
and look for other existing information |
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Select
activities for spring with emphasis on Water Quality and
factors contributing at this site (Biological, Chemical,
and Geological)
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Look at GLOBE, EPA, Stream Watch, and other curriculums
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Investigate cost of weather station for data collection
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| |
Schedule training for Jan. 7 & request leave time for
teachers |
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Summer dates set for June 9-13 |
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October 2002 |
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Look at activities in other programs and create those for
our program (some write, some use with permission) Ð concentrate
with what needed in Spring first |
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Alignment of activities with NC Standard Course of Study
and National Standards in Science, look at connections in
other content areas (English, Social Studies, Sociology) |
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Arrange for publicity for program, ALC, and Science House
(contact community resources- news agencies, town and county
agencies, esp. Chowan County) |
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Set up Basic Web Site for program |
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Schedule meetings with schools |
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Develop application for teachers and students |
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Develop fact sheet to distribute for recruiting with expectations
of teacher and student clarified |
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Purchase
supplies & equipment for program based upon activities
selected (Beginning List)
-
6 Sets Ð1 ea. and 1 for ALC
- Digital
video camera & 2 digital still cameras
- Water
Collection Equipment
- Water
Testing - Kits and Technology
- Guides
& Portable Lens for analysis of organisms
- Current
dissecting scopes to teachers with camera attachment
- Computers
(6), GPS Units
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| |
Talk
with administration of high schools in area and get support
for teachers and students to participate (focusing on
Bertie, Camden, Chowan, and Perquimans Systems)
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Suggest that students will be given course credit on
the block schedule for one semester as a science elective
in their Junior year , and in their senior year they
will receive one credit for a 'service' elective class,
we are willing to propose additional activities for
credit
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| |
Present program to science departments and guidance counselors
with well defined expectations |
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Recruit
Teachers in Fall 2002 for Spring 2003:
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Selected teachers and their guidance counselors will
recruit students for program, must be willing to give
a long term dedication to project
- Teams
will consist of 1 high school science teacher with 1
junior and 1 senior (have teacher looking for sophomore
to join program in late spring for the summer training)
- Five
teams from schools within commuting distance for sampling
watershed and training that have support from administration
(look for different content interests if possible)
|
| |
Look at methods of displaying, collecting, and communicating
data on web and between teams |
| |
Look at activities in other programs and create those for
our program (some write, some use with permission) - concentrate
with what needed in Spring first |
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|
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November 2002 |
Meet with selected teachers to review program specifics
and student qualifications |
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Receive lists of selected students |
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Create manuals for teachers and students to use |
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Work on ways to interact with students, teachers, and mentors
on activities (listserve, chat room, NCIH, etc.) |
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Finish any curriculum materials |
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Arrange for training with scientists |
| |
Look at activities to add for summer training, resource
and experts to use |
| |
Find student to work on developing web site |
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Obtain permission for any programs whose activities are
used |
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Receive student names and information |
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|
Spring |
|
|
January 2003 |
Train
teachers and students & do first sampling together
Concentrate
on WQI, technology & kits, with data input |
| |
Begin
Program - specifics listed below
Promote
inquiry but have guidelines as to baseline data needed
from each team |
| |
Assist
teams with collecting data, sharing in classes, entering
on web site,
Each
team scheduled at least 1 time per month |
| |
Schedule 1 afternoon session per month for entire group
to meet for additional training & meet with scientists
beginning in mid-January |
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Schedule each team to visit & sample |
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Schedule times for scientists to be online to answer questions |
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Plan Presentation Day for teams, school administration,
curriculum, senior project directors, local experts, local
community leaders, etc. in mid May |
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February 2003 |
Plan
for summer program (one week)
- Curriculum
& supplies
- Dates
- Guest
Speakers and Activities
- Goals
of summer sessions
- to
involve teachers and students in refining their
research for the 2nd year of their project
- to
provide teacher/student teams with mentors for the
specific project
- to
develop the outreach programs that will be part
of the senior volunteer work to the schools and
community
|
| |
Develop
research guideline for teams to complete during summer
workshop
- Hypothesis
to test
- Plan
of action
- Materials
needed
- Methods
to be used
- Timeline
to accomplish research
|
| |
Monthly Meeting of teams |
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Finalize Plans for Presentation Day, speakers, etc. |
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March 2003 |
Monthly Meeting of teams Monthly Monitoring of millpond
by teams |
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April 2003 |
Monthly Meeting of teams Monthly Monitoring of millpond
by teams |
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May 2003 |
Presentation Day |
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