2022 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Virtual Conference
March 13 - 15, 2022
5/20/2019 | 11:30 AM - 11:45 AM | ENGAGING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AS COLLABORATORS IN ECOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER: LESSONS FROM A UNIVERSITY-HIGH SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP | 150 G
ENGAGING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AS COLLABORATORS IN ECOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER: LESSONS FROM A UNIVERSITY-HIGH SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP
Large coastal rivers face increasing threat from eutrophication, invasive species and habitat degradation. Understanding the linkages between human activity and material transfer through coastal rivers requires coordinated investigation into river ecology and human systems. The Columbia River Estuary Science Education and Outreach (CRESCENDO) project partnered scientists and science education researchers from Washington State University with science teachers and students from five high schools located along the lower Columbia River and its estuary. In CRESCENDO we integrated ecological research with science education research – specifically how high school students’ participation in authentic research impacted their knowledge and attitudes about CR ecology and stewardship. Every month over two years, CRESCENDO teachers and their students measured water quality and conducted plankton tows from a dock near each of their schools. Data were compiled from the five schools and each year the WSU scientists, science educators, high school teachers and students convened a Research Symposium to discuss and interpret the results. We present the project design and preliminary results to illustrate the “lessons learned” from CRESCENDO, and provide recommendations for developing university-high school partnerships focused on locally-relevant environmental problems.
- Invasives
- Zooplankton
- Outreach
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Gretchen Rollwagen-Bollens
(), Washington State University, rollboll@wsu.edu;
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Tamara Holmlund
(), Washington State University, tnelson1@wsu.edu;
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Stephen M. Bollens
(), Washington State University, sbollens@wsu.edu ;
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Jude Wait
(), Washington State University, judith.wait@wsu.edu;
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Julie Zimmerman
(), Washington State University Vancouver, juliezimmerman@wsu.edu;
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Kristin Connelly
(), Washington State University, kristin.connelly@wsu.edu;
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Lucas Bargmann
(), Washington State University, lucas.bargmann@wsu.edu;
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