Scientific Investigations using the
3-D Quadrat Program (3DQP)
Sponsored by
The Salem State Collaborative
Presenters:
Zach Smith, Educational Consultant and
Technician on the WAIS Divide Antarctic Ice Coring Program
Location: Peabody
High School, 485 Lowell Street, Peabody, MA 01960
Audience: Grades
7-12 Science Teachers
Time: 8:15-2:15 PM (lunch included)
Date: 7 May 2009 (Thursday)
PDP’s: 5
for the session
Fee: $35 for Member Districts $105
for non-Member Districts
Description:
The 3-d Quadrat Program is designed to facilitate an
understanding of earth system science.
The Earth system is very dynamic and involves multiple variables that
are all very dependent on each other.
These variables included aspects of all five spheres: the atmosphere,
the biosphere, the hydrosphere, the lithosphere, and the cryosphere. Come to this workshop to learn how to create
and use 3-d quadrats in your classroom from inexpensive, easily-obtainable
materials. Help your students create a
workable-sized space that encourages and allows collecting observations and
data from multiple interactive parts of the Earth system. Furthermore, you will
see how to incorporate other disciplines such as mathematics, literature, art,
and social studies into your 3-d quadrat project.
3-d quadrats have been used to study the Earth system
in Antarctica, the Amazon, the Bahamas, Glacier National Park, and schools in
many areas of the US. Come to this
workshop where you will absolutely learn to “think inside the box!”
Registration Information:
Please register at our website www.salemcollaborative.org, or
email the following information to Jim
Kearns at registration@salemcollaborative.org. If you have registration questions, please
either email (preferred) or call Jim at 781-771-4860.
Make checks or Purchase Orders payable to CPMSIE and
Bring to the First Session
DEADLINE
to sign up is May 1, 2009