Undergraduate Environmental Technology Instrumentation Project: Analyzing the Cape Cod Aquifer

该项目利用科德角的水文边界来适应和实施从特拉基梅多斯社区学院的NSF ILI项目中吸取的策略和经验教训，其中地下水模拟器III （GSIII）是一个关键要素。学生们正在改造GSIII，以监测与科德角唯一水源含水层相关的敏感性，该含水层现在受到位于科德角的马萨诸塞州军事保留区（MMR）的污染的威胁。科德角社区学院（Cape Cod Community College）和邻近的两所马萨诸塞州院校已经制定了一项教育计划，其中包括学位选择、证书课程和实习，为学生在MMR和其他开普地区的工作做好准备。GSIII为小型学生团队提供了与超级基金站点对好望角含水层影响相关的严格的实践科学经验。科学、数学和技术的概念是通过研究当前的问题来介绍的，学生有一些个人背景，这是美国国家科学基金会出版物《塑造未来：对科学、数学、工程和技术本科教育的新期望》中推荐的。所实施的设备增强了CCCC三门课程学生的实验室体验，并补充了通过1997年NSF ILI资助获得的仪器。使用GSIII的学生小组计划使他们能够经常体验实验室的主动学习和同伴小组合作。这种方法得到了马萨诸塞州教育部的大力鼓励，以提高学生的沟通和认知能力。离子色谱仪（IC）的增加允许高年级学生在三种不同的最先进的仪器上进行培训，包括Spec 20和UV/VIS，并比较这些不同仪器的结果。EPA方法300的实施使学生接触到相关的和可接受的工作场所实践。科德角的大多数实验室都使用IC进行地下水和其他分析。这些强大的动手仪器体验激发了当前和未来学生的兴趣，并增加了入学率。该计划在最先进的仪器培训和问题解决技术方面获得了声誉。学生对这些练习的反应和成功的评估正在被仔细衡量。调查问卷评估学生的准备情况。咨询委员会成员从业界的角度检讨实验室练习和教学技巧的相关性。评估活动遵循出版物《执行指南：有效实施政府绩效和结果法》中描述的实施指南。在马萨诸塞州社区学院网络和全国范围内通过环境技术教育合作伙伴（PETE）会议、出版物和互联网数据库进行传播。

Earth Systems Science (40)This project uses the hydrologic boundaries of Cape Cod to adapt and implement the strategies and lessons learned from the NSF ILI project at Truckee Meadows Community College in which a Groundwater Simulator III (GSIII) was a key element. The students are adapting the GSIII to monitor the sensitivities associated with the Cape's sole source aquifer now threatened by the pollution discovered at the Massachusetts Military Reservation, (MMR), a SuperFund site located on Cape Cod. Cape Cod Community College and two neighboring Massachusetts institutions have developed an education program which includes degree options, certificate programs and internships to prepare students for jobs at the MMR and other Cape locations. The GSIII gives small teams of students a rigorous, hands-on experience in science related to the impact of the Superfund site on the Cape's aquifer.Science, math and technology concepts have been introduced by examining current issues for which students have some personal context as recommended in the NSF publication, Shaping the Future, New Expectations for Undergraduate Education in Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology. The equipment implemented enhances the laboratory experience for students in three courses at CCCC and complements the instrumentation acquired through a 1997 NSF ILI grant. The plan to have small teams of students using the GSIII enables them to have frequent experience with active learning and peer group collaboration in the laboratory. This method has been strongly encouraged by the Massachusetts Department of Education to improve students' communication and cognitive skills. The addition of the Ion Chromatograph (IC) allows upper level students to train on three different pieces of state-of- the-art instrumentation, including the Spec 20 and UV/VIS and compare the results from these different instruments. The implementation of EPA Method 300 for the IC exposes students to relevant and accepted workplace practices. Most laboratories on Cape Cod use the IC for groundwater and other analysis. These powerful hands-on instrumentation experiences stimulate interest among current and prospective students and generate increased enrollment. The program has gained a reputation for state-of-the-art instrumentation training and problem solving techniques. Assessment of student response and success with these exercises is being carefully measured. Questionnaires assess how well the students have been prepared. Advisory committee members review the relevance of the laboratory exercises and teaching techniques from the industry point of view. Evaluation activities follow the implementation guidelines described in the publication Executive Guide: Effectively Implementing the Government Performance and Results Act. Dissemination occurs within the network of Massachusetts community colleges and nationally through the Partners in Environmental Technology Education (PETE) conferences, publications and Internet database.