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

地球系统科学（40）这个项目正在为本科生开发一个全面的、相互关联的一系列技术先进的、面向实地的体验，重点是哈德逊河河口，每年为大约170名学生和35名教师提供5门课程的探究式学习体验。这些活动和教学方法延伸了海洋教育协会（Sea）为Sea学期计划开发的活动和教学方法。在入门和高级课程中，以河流为重点，将先进的仪器与现场和实验室经验相结合，培养学生掌握最先进的现场和分析技术。规划和执行实地抽样，再加上实验室分析，帮助学生体验科学发现，培养批判性思维和解决问题的能力。预期的项目影响包括：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，这一人口群体在自然科学领域的代表性历来不足；增加实地和基于数据的课程的入学率；增加学生实地和实验室研究项目的数量；随着学生和教师共同努力，了解哈德逊河河口的共同目标，环境科学系的社区意识也在增强。将仪器集成到环境联盟联合教授的“河流之夏”项目中，将设备的使用扩展到哈德逊河谷高等教育机构的广泛教师和学生中。

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.