PRE-EXPEDITION WORKSHOPS:
Students, please commit to attending/viewing/participating in at least 7 of these 10 opportunities.
Andrés Ruzo: The Art of Scientific Note-booking
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Sorry, my computer was not cooperating and would not record the Zoom session. My handheld phone captured this amazing experience as best it could.
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May 4, 2022 (Wednesday), 7:00pm, Zoom Call\
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Andrés Ruzo: Expedition Recon/Google Earth
youtu.be/bNr-Q1a3kAU Assignment: * Watch YouTube recording starting at 9:54 minutes. * Using Google Earth Pro (you can download for free) choose to complete one of the two activities below:
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May 5, 2022 (Thursday), 3:30pm, in person at MMS, room #307 (Ms. Wheeler)
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Daniel Dewey: Looking Closely at Plants
Don't forget to bring your field journals, a pencil, and some colored pencils if you like. You will need a ride home at 4:15. youtu.be/vLuUgV1fGbc Assignment: * IF YOU CAME TO THE AFTER-SCHOOL WORKSHOP YOU HAVE COMLETED THE ASSIGNMENT. 😁 * If you did not attend, it's okay. We still love you.
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May 10, 2022 (Tuesday), 6:00pm, Zoom Call
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Assignment:
1. Find a lichen near you (in a yard, in your neighborhood, or anywhere that is safe to explore.) 2. Take a photograph of it. 3. Share your photograph, and your observations about the lichen, on the iNaturalist app (directions are included in the video for using the mobile app, or uploading the image using a non-mobile browser). 4. Write in your field journal about where you found the lichen, how you know it is lichen (and not moss), and what it looks like. |
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May 11, 2022 (Wednesday), 6:00 PM, Zoom Call
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Rosa Vasquez: Looking at the World through a Micro-Lens
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxllXpvglXw After watching the video, you will receive instructions on collecting a sample for your agar plate experiment. (Mrs. Barton has agar plates if you didn't receive one.)
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May 16-20, 2022 Anytime Assignment
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Ariel Waldman: Tardigrades of an Enchanted Forest
Watch Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayrK4WzDoZY The video shows how microscopic creatures can be found in moss and creek water. What are some other environments and natural features where you think microscopic creatures could be found? Assignment: After watching the video, create a list in your field journal of natural features you might find tardigrades (yes, you can use Google to find suggestions), or sketch environments that may plentiful when looking for microscopic creatures. |
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May 18, 2022 (Wednesday), 5:00pm, Zoom Call
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Dan Taylor: Insects and all their Parts
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufXTNEU_4oE Assignment: Choose two insects and follow the directions listed in the link below. Record your work in your Field Journal. Assignment Link: Seeing Insects (photos), Seeing Insects (links) |
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May 23-27, 2022 Anytime Assignment
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Ryan Sargeant: Multiparameter Water Test
Watch Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7uW2LBqydE Data Collection Assignment: Open this link to receive more detailed instructions. Be sure to record your findings in your field journal. |
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May 24, 2022 (Tuesday), 5:00pm, Zoom Call
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Kenneth John Lacovara: is an American paleontologist and geologist, fellow of
the Explorers Club, known for the discovery of the titanosaurian dinosaur Dreadnoughtus and his involvement in the discovery and naming of the giant sauropod dinosaur Paralititan as well as his work applying 3D printing technology to paleontology. https://youtu.be/nOZupQUKTzU ASSIGNMENT: Rocks Rock! |
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May 31, 2022 (Tuesday), 1:00 pm
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Dan Duran: is an entomologist/taxonomist/evolutionary ecologist and Assistant Professor at Rowan University.
https://youtu.be/zWauZN3nay4 ASSIGNMENT: Share at least 3 new things you learned about insects through Dr. Dan's presentation about entomology. You can draw, write, or record anyway you choose. |
