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Field Science Inquiry. Environmental Field Studies. Students plan and conduct their own environmental investigations. (1) Students conduct environmental survey Background information of local environment Helps uncover local issues or conditions (2)Students conduct on-site survey
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Environmental Field Studies • Students plan and conduct their own environmental investigations. • (1) Students conduct environmental survey • Background information of local environment • Helps uncover local issues or conditions • (2)Students conduct on-site survey • Make observations of site • (3) Students organize and analyze their data • (4) Students are doing science as well as learning science concepts used to make sense of the world
Vocab Related to Field Sciences • Survey • Biotic/Abiotic • Community • Competition • Connected • Invasive / Indigenous • Simulation • Land use practice • Biological indicators • Biological monitoring • Sensitivity or tolerance to pollution • Species interactions • Environmental factors • Ecological impact • Degradation
Field Science Examples • Field science example in SMED - QUEST this summer • Remember Ron sending us on a quest during Summer to find a question in the quad? • Examples from Crescent Valley • Water quality • Plant portfolio project • Vegetation of the Willamette Valley • Changes on Bald Hill • Air quality via lichen • Soil and plants
Field Science Examples • In my own experience • Blue Linkia great barrier reef project • 1 meter by 1 meter square – what kind of life is present? • Drudge the bottom of the sea
Field Science Inquiry • Inquiry takes place in the actual settings/environment • Observing the natural phenomenon without replication (ex. Rivers and streams) • The results aren’t pre-determined • Small area can test wide range of properties=range of inquiry • Relevant to students? What about in urban areas?