Everyone you knew, know, and will know lives on Earth: our home. One of the reasons we are staying home these days is to protect the people we know. But how do we protect the home we all share? In this week’s activities students will open their eyes and minds to observe a small area…
Month: March 2021
BudBurst
Budburst allows students, researchers, nature lovers, environmentalists, and communities to observe and report plant life cycle events and when they occur. The purpose of this application is to collect and share data of when plants bloom or flower to look at changes in flowering patterns. The observations of plants’ phenophases helps scientists better understand effects…
Scientist's Interests and Careers: Julia!
My name is Julia Hampton and I work as an aquatic ecology technician at the Great Rivers Field Station (GRFS), which is part of the Illinois Natural History Survey. During the field season, June through October, I work on a team conducting fish surveys on the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers. Our team samples fishes that…
What's the solution? Find out with Chemistry!
These days, many of us are spending more time in our kitchens cooking. Did you know that many of the things we do to prepare breakfast, lunch, and dinner involve chemistry? This week’s activities are designed to teach students more about the chemistry we encounter every day in the kitchen and elsewhere around the home.…
More On-Line Data Tools for Student Learning in Environmental Health
Today’s blog post is brought to you by Dr. Ben Greenfield. In my experience, on-line data tools have been really useful for teaching environmental sciences to university students and adult learners. I also think they could have good applications in K-12 settings. By “on-line data tools” I mean free websites that provide public access…