OEDG: Connecting with the River: Geoscience Research and Education for Hartford, Connecticut

摘要与河流相连：哈特福德的地球科学研究和教育哈特福德公立学校系统的学生来自地球科学领域没有广泛代表的种族背景（51%的西班牙裔，42%的非洲裔美国人和3%的亚洲人）。这项为期两年的合作计划旨在通过利用康涅狄格河丰富的教育价值来提高这些城市青年的地球科学和技术素养。这条河是新英格兰最长的河流，也是美国的遗产河，流经康涅狄格州哈特福德，提供了一个极好的地球科学实验室。将这些学生与河流联系起来，为他们提供了一个理想的机会，让他们了解地球科学的过程，开发研究技能的工具箱，并了解地球科学与他们生活的相关性。这一多样化的高中生群体将参与环境监测倡议的设计和实施，该倡议将记录河流的物理过程和生物健康。在数学和科学（GHAMS），磁铁高中大哈特福德学院的学生，和其他地区的学生将进行这项研究作为他们的常规学校课程的一部分，在周末，并在密集的暑期课程。许多社区组织将参与数据的收集和提交。数据将在学生科学家中分发，并显示在学生创建的网站上，该项目将在各种公共建筑和博物馆以及印刷媒体上推广。

ABSTRACTConnecting with the River: Geoscience Research and Education for Hartford, CTThe students in the Hartford public school system come from ethnic backgroundsnot widely represented in the geosciences (51% Hispanic, 42% African-American and3% Asian). This two-year collaborative program seeks to enhance geoscienceand technological literacy among these urban youth by drawing upon the rich educational value of the Connecticut River. This river, the longest in New England, and an American Heritage River, flows through Hartford CT and provides an excellent earth science laboratory. Connecting these students with the river provides an ideal opportunity for them to learn about earth science process, to develop a toolbox of research skills and to understand the relevance of earth science to their lives. This diverse group of high school students will be engaged in the design and implementation of an environmental monitoring initiative that will document the physical processes and biological health of the river. Students at the Greater Hartford Academy of Math and Science (GHAMS), a magnet high school, and other area students will conduct this research as part of their regular school curriculum and during weekends, and in an intensive summer program. Many community organizations will be involved with the collection and presentation of the data. Data will be distributed among fellow student scientists and displayed on a student created website and the project will be promoted at various public buildings and museums and in print media.