Investigating the Educational Potential of a Case Study of Regrowth in the El Yunque Rainforest

9908438McGEE1998年秋天，飓风乔治袭击了加勒比海。 对于波多黎各的加勒比国家雨林，被称为埃尔云克，飓风是生活的自然组成部分和飓风乔治摧毁了所有，但最飓风坚固的植物。 自然灾害为学生提供了学习科学和了解自然对人类生活的影响的机会，这笔探索性赠款将提供在重建过程中（飓风发生后一年内）收集必要资源的手段，并开发试点模块，使学生能够了解侵蚀、养分循环、植物生长和生物多样性。 基于该试点的一套材料将使学生接触到生态系统科学中使用的尖端技术，以便他们正在进行的学校科学将反映专业科学家的活动。 在这一试点项目取得成功的基础上，可以制作一整套十个模块。

9908438McGEEIn the fall of 1998 Hurricane Georges rocked the Caribbean. For the Caribbean National Rainforest in Puerto Rico, known as El Yunque, hurricanes are a natural part of life and Hurricane George destroyed all but the most hurricane-sturdy plants. A natural disaster provides opportunities for students to learn science as well as to understand the impact of nature on human lives.This exploratory grant will provide the means to gather the necessary resources while regeneration is taking place (within a year of the hurricane) and to develop pilot modules so that students may learn about erosion, nutrient cycling, plant growth and biodiversity. A set of materials based on this pilot would expose students to cutting edge techniques used in eco-system science so that the school science they are doing would mirror the activities of a professional scientist. Based on the success of this pilot project, a complete set of ten modules could be produced.