Wetlands Research in Freshwater Ecology

9353022 McCook密西西比大学将为40名10至12年级的学生启动为期两到三周的生命科学青年学者住宿项目。学生体验将包括课堂讲座、实地研究、职业咨询和实验室练习。密西西比大学生物野外站将作为淡水湿地研究的室外实验室。学生将通过实地考察正在进行的研究项目获得研究经验。大学教员将提供有关淡水生态系统的深入指导。另外还提供到国家森林水文实验室、国家沉积实验室和萨迪斯水库大坝的实地考察。后续活动，包括数据收集、研究项目和课堂演示，完成项目。＊＊＊

9353022 McCook The University of Mississippi will initiate two, three-week residential Young Scholars projects in life sciences for forty students entering grades 10 through 12. Student experiences will include classroom lectures, field research, career counseling and laboratory exercises. The University of Mississippi Biological Field Station will serve as an outdoor laboratory for research on freshwater wetlands. Students will gain research experience by touring ongoing research projects at the field station. In-depth instruction on freshwater ecosystems will be provided by university faculty. Additional field trips to the National Forest Hydrology Laboratory, National Sedimentation Laboratory and Sardis Reservoir Dam are also provided. The follow up activities, which include data collection, research projects and classroom presentations, complete the project. ***