EARLY HEARING DETECTION AND INTERVENTION VIRTUAL CONFERENCE
MARCH 2-5, 2021
(Virtually the same conference, without elevators, airplane tickets, or hotel room keys)
5/22/2019 | 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM | RIVER BREATHING: CONNECTING RESEARCH TO EDUCATION THROUGH AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SCIENCE CURRICULUM | 251 AB
RIVER BREATHING: CONNECTING RESEARCH TO EDUCATION THROUGH AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SCIENCE CURRICULUM
Metabolism is a fairly advanced concept in ecology. How can grade school students learn the fundamental concepts behind stream metabolism? A collaboration between an EdD (science education) and a PhD student (ecology and environmental science) resulted in the development of a curriculum that translated concepts from a local hydrological research project into elementary education. The curriculum was based on the idea that rivers breathe in CO2 and respire O2; this breathing is the foundation for a healthy aquatic ecosystem. Researchers collaborated with an elementary school to teach standards – based, hands-on science curriculum to 4th grade students. The curriculum included classroom and field-based lessons where students explored metabolism in their nearby stream, mimicking the larger study occurring in their watershed. Students measured dissolved oxygen in light/dark bags to build understanding of the role of photosynthesis in producing oxygen; they studied aquatic macroinvertebrates and phytoplankton, and measured stream canopy cover for photosynthesis potential. The collaborative effort supported education and outreach efforts for a research grant and contributed to science curriculum development and implementation. This curriculum has also been taught in middle school. Examples of the curriculum will be available.
- Hydrology
- Metabolism
- Water Quality
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Rose Vallor
(), Montana State University, rvallor@gmail.com;
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Meryl Storb
(), Montana State University, meryl.storb@gmail.com;
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