OEDG: Connecting with the River: Geoscience Research and Education for Hartford, Connecticut

【摘要】哈特福德公立学校系统的学生来自地球科学领域并不广泛的种族背景（51%的西班牙裔，42%的非洲裔和3%的亚裔）。这个为期两年的合作项目旨在通过利用康涅狄格河丰富的教育价值来提高这些城市青年的地球科学和技术素养。这条河是新英格兰最长的河流，也是美国的传统河流，流经哈特福德CT，提供了一个极好的地球科学实验室。将这些学生与河流联系起来，为他们提供了一个理想的机会，让他们了解地球科学的过程，发展研究技能的工具箱，并了解地球科学与他们生活的相关性。这群不同的高中生将参与设计和实施一项环境监测倡议，该倡议将记录河流的物理过程和生物健康。大哈特福德数学与科学学院（GHAMS）的学生和其他地区的学生将把这项研究作为他们常规学校课程的一部分，并在周末和密集的暑期课程中进行。许多社区组织将参与数据的收集和展示。数据将在学生科学家之间分发，并显示在学生创建的网站上，该项目将在各种公共建筑和博物馆以及印刷媒体上进行宣传。

ABSTRACTConnecting with the River: Geoscience Research and Education for Hartford, CTThe students in the Hartford public school system come from ethnic backgroundsnot widely represented in the geosciences (51% Hispanic, 42% African-American and3% Asian). This two-year collaborative program seeks to enhance geoscienceand technological literacy among these urban youth by drawing upon the rich educational value of the Connecticut River. This river, the longest in New England, and an American Heritage River, flows through Hartford CT and provides an excellent earth science laboratory. Connecting these students with the river provides an ideal opportunity for them to learn about earth science process, to develop a toolbox of research skills and to understand the relevance of earth science to their lives. This diverse group of high school students will be engaged in the design and implementation of an environmental monitoring initiative that will document the physical processes and biological health of the river. Students at the Greater Hartford Academy of Math and Science (GHAMS), a magnet high school, and other area students will conduct this research as part of their regular school curriculum and during weekends, and in an intensive summer program. Many community organizations will be involved with the collection and presentation of the data. Data will be distributed among fellow student scientists and displayed on a student created website and the project will be promoted at various public buildings and museums and in print media.