Discovering the Hudson River Estuary through an Experiential Curriculum in Environmental Science at Barnard College

地球系统科学（40）这个项目正在开发一个全面的，相互关联的一系列技术先进的，面向现场的经验，为本科妇女集中在哈德逊河口，带来基于调查的学习经验，以ca。每年有170名学生和35名教师参加5门课程。 活动和教学法扩展了海洋教育协会（SEA）为SEA学期计划开发的活动和教学法。 以河流为重点，在入门级和高级课程中将先进的仪器与现场和实验室经验相结合，学生们正在接受最先进的现场和分析技术的培训。 规划和执行实地取样，再加上实验室分析，有助于学生体验科学发现，培养批判性思维和解决问题的技能，预期项目影响包括：改变学生对科学的理解和如何进行研究;提高妇女的技术和数量技能，妇女是历史上在自然科学领域代表性不足的人口群体;在现场和数据为基础的类增加招生;在现场和实验室为基础的学生研究项目的数量增加;和社区的增加，在环境科学系的学生和教师对理解哈德逊河口的共同目标共同努力的感觉。 将仪器设备集成到环境联合会的联合教学“River Summer”计划中，将设备的使用范围扩展到该项目之外的哈德逊河谷高等教育机构的广大师生。

Earth Systems Science (40) This project is developing a comprehensive, interconnected series of technologically-advanced, field-oriented experiences for undergraduate women focusing on the Hudson River Estuary, bringing inquiry-based learning experiences to ca. 170 students and 35 faculty in 5 courses yearly. The activities and pedagogy extend those developed by the Sea Education Association (SEA) for the SEA Semester Program. Focusing on the river and integrating advanced instrumentation with field and laboratory experiences in courses at both the introductory and advanced level, students are being trained in state-of-the-art field and analytical techniques. Planning and executing sampling in the field, coupled with analysis in the laboratory, helps students experience scientific discovery and develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills.Expected project impacts include: a change in students' understanding of science and how research is conducted; enhanced technical and quantitative skills for women, a demographic group historically underrepresented in the natural sciences; increased enrollment in field- and data-based classes; an increase in the number of field- and lab-based student research projects; and an increased sense of community in the Environmental Science Department as students and faculty work together towards the common goal of understanding the Hudson River Estuary. Integration of the instrumentation into the jointly taught "River Summer" program of the Environmental Consortium extends use of the equipment beyond this project to a broad range of faculty and students at institutions of higher education in the Hudson Valley.