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Midwest Earth System Science Collaborative Virtual Science Symposium on May 11, 2022
GME-UT worked with Dr. Michael Notaro at the University of Wisconsin to plan the Second Midwest Earth System Science Collaborative Virtual Science Symposium (SRS). GME-UT work with GLOBE Partners: David Bydlowski, Wayne RESA – AREN Project and Michael Notaro, University of Wisconsin-Madison – Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment Grant to host a virtual SRS. The symposium was held on May 11 and 60 students (Grade 3-12) participated in the Midwest Earth System Science Collaborative Virtual Science Symposium, featuring GLOBE work done by 3rd-12th graders from 11 Midwest area schools (10 GME-UT schools). Twenty-five (24 GME-UT) projects, involving over 80 (78 GME-UT) students, were shared live or virtually via video. Each participating teacher received an award of $250 for equipment from YLACES. A list of student projects is in Appendix C. You can view the student presentations from Midwest Earth System Science Collaborative Virtual Science Symposium on the YouTube. The group was amazed to see third graders from Defiance Elementary studying clouds and looking at the quality of their water. One third grader stated “I like observing the cloud and going outside and learning the names of the clouds.” The most innovative project was done by 4th and 5th graders from North Star Montessori Academy studied how to keep the ice on their natural luge track on Lucy Hill in Negaunee, Michigan longer. The students found the ice will stay longer if the boards of the track were painted white. One student commented “We appreciated doing this research for GLOBE and NASA because it was really fun and we were able to help the luge club.” Students from Crestwood High School used a terraROVER (Remotely Operated Vehicles for Education and Research) to collect fine particle matter using Arduino technology. Student comment: “it was a great learning experience just building on our experiences with arduino programming and using that and it’s really cool how we have a real life example of how you can actually use that use the power of programming to help a community.” Scientists and parents attended the live virtual event. After each student presentation, the moderator provided two positive comments to the student project. Certificates of Participation were emailed to the teachers along with “Thank You” messages. Teachers thanked the Collaborative for the opportunities to showcase their students’ research and connect to other teachers who are involved in GLOBE.
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