Undergraduate Environmental Technology Instrumentation Project: Analyzing the Cape Cod Aquifer

地球系统科学（40）该项目使用科德角的水文边界，以适应和实施从特拉基梅多斯社区学院的NSF ILI项目中吸取的战略和经验教训，其中地下水模拟器III（GSIII）是一个关键因素。 学生们正在调整GSIII，以监测与科德角唯一水源含水层相关的敏感性，该含水层现在受到位于科德角的超级基金地点马萨诸塞州军事保留地（MMR）发现的污染的威胁。 科德角社区学院和邻近的两个马萨诸塞州机构制定了一个教育计划，其中包括学位选择，证书课程和实习，以准备学生在MMR和其他开普敦地区的工作。GSIII为学生提供了一个严格的科学实践经验，与超级基金网站对开普敦含水层的影响有关。科学，数学和技术概念已经通过检查当前的问题引入，学生们有一些个人背景，如NSF出版物中所推荐的，塑造未来，对科学，数学，工程和技术本科教育的新期望。实施的设备增强了学生在CCCC三门课程的实验室经验，并补充了通过1997年NSF ILI赠款获得的仪器。 计划让学生组成小团队使用GSIII，使他们能够在实验室中频繁体验主动学习和同伴团体合作。 这种方法得到了马萨诸塞州教育部的大力鼓励，以提高学生的沟通和认知能力。离子色谱仪（IC）的增加使高年级学生能够在三种不同的最先进的仪器上进行培训，包括Spec 20和UV/维斯，并比较这些不同仪器的结果。 EPA方法300的IC的实施暴露学生相关和公认的工作场所的做法。 科德角的大多数实验室都使用IC进行地下水和其他分析。 这些强大的动手仪器体验激发了当前和未来学生的兴趣，并增加了入学人数。该计划已经获得了国家的最先进的仪器培训和解决问题的技术的声誉。 正在仔细衡量学生对这些练习的反应和成功情况。 评审团评估学生的准备程度。 咨询委员会成员从行业的角度审查了实验室练习和教学技巧的相关性。 评价活动遵循出版物《执行指南：有效执行政府业绩和成果法》中所述的执行准则。 通过马萨诸塞州社区学院网络和环境技术教育伙伴会议、出版物和互联网数据库在全国范围内进行传播。

Earth Systems Science (40)This project uses the hydrologic boundaries of Cape Cod to adapt and implement the strategies and lessons learned from the NSF ILI project at Truckee Meadows Community College in which a Groundwater Simulator III (GSIII) was a key element. The students are adapting the GSIII to monitor the sensitivities associated with the Cape's sole source aquifer now threatened by the pollution discovered at the Massachusetts Military Reservation, (MMR), a SuperFund site located on Cape Cod. Cape Cod Community College and two neighboring Massachusetts institutions have developed an education program which includes degree options, certificate programs and internships to prepare students for jobs at the MMR and other Cape locations. The GSIII gives small teams of students a rigorous, hands-on experience in science related to the impact of the Superfund site on the Cape's aquifer.Science, math and technology concepts have been introduced by examining current issues for which students have some personal context as recommended in the NSF publication, Shaping the Future, New Expectations for Undergraduate Education in Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology. The equipment implemented enhances the laboratory experience for students in three courses at CCCC and complements the instrumentation acquired through a 1997 NSF ILI grant. The plan to have small teams of students using the GSIII enables them to have frequent experience with active learning and peer group collaboration in the laboratory. This method has been strongly encouraged by the Massachusetts Department of Education to improve students' communication and cognitive skills. The addition of the Ion Chromatograph (IC) allows upper level students to train on three different pieces of state-of- the-art instrumentation, including the Spec 20 and UV/VIS and compare the results from these different instruments. The implementation of EPA Method 300 for the IC exposes students to relevant and accepted workplace practices. Most laboratories on Cape Cod use the IC for groundwater and other analysis. These powerful hands-on instrumentation experiences stimulate interest among current and prospective students and generate increased enrollment. The program has gained a reputation for state-of-the-art instrumentation training and problem solving techniques. Assessment of student response and success with these exercises is being carefully measured. Questionnaires assess how well the students have been prepared. Advisory committee members review the relevance of the laboratory exercises and teaching techniques from the industry point of view. Evaluation activities follow the implementation guidelines described in the publication Executive Guide: Effectively Implementing the Government Performance and Results Act. Dissemination occurs within the network of Massachusetts community colleges and nationally through the Partners in Environmental Technology Education (PETE) conferences, publications and Internet database.