Polar-ICE Sci-I Project 2017-18 Cohort Resources
The Polar-ICE Sci-I Project 2017-18 cohort included a fantastic group of 19 middle and early high school educators from New Jersey, Ohio, Missouri, Colorado, Utah, and central California.
Below is information about participating educators, project resources, evaluation resources, workshop activities, and media coverage with respect to the Sci-I Project 2017-18. Additional information for participating educators could be found in the shared Google Folder for the project.
Participating Educators:
| School | Location | Teacher(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Maplewood Richmond Heights Middle School | Missouri | Bill Henske and Allison Hoffman |
| St. Joseph’s Academy | Missouri | Katie Lodes and Rose Davidson |
| Columbus Preparatory Academy | Ohio | Joanna Kaliker and Amy Reichenbach |
| Lincoln Middle School | New Jersey | Patricia Hester-Fearon and Jackie Galella |
| Collier High School | New Jersey | Linda Librizzi and Nancy Santana |
| McKinley Community School | New Jersey | Jacky McCurdy, Nengi Hallidy, and Allison Bolsius |
| Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child | New Jersey | Regina Neiman |
| Hope Academy Charter School | New Jersey | Tonya Hassel |
| Chalone Peaks Middle School | California | Sue Morrow |
| Preston Middle School | Colorado | Amanda Morrison and Mary Hunter Laszlo |
| American Fork High School | Utah | Kevin Dickerson |
Resources:
To access the announcement flyer, click here.
Project Resources:
- Explanation for Project Components & Participants Expectations
- PAL-LTER (Palmer Long Term Ecological Research) Background Information
- The PAL-LTER sampling grid area is 260,000 km2…
- California is 423,970 km2, so the PAL-LTER sampling grid area is equivalent to ~42% of all of California
- Colorado is 269,837 km2, so the PAL-LTER sampling grid area is equivalent to ~67% of all of Utah
- Missouri is 180,540 km2, making it virtually the same size as the PAL-LTER sampling grid area
- New Jersey is 22,591 km2, so New Jersey could fit inside the PAL-LTER sampling grid area ~8 times
- Ohio is 116,098 km2, so the Ohio could fit inside the PAL-LTER sampling grid area 1.6 times
- Utah is 219,890 km2, so the PAL-LTER sampling grid area is equivalent to ~82% of all of Utah
Polar Data Resources:
- Instructions for Accessing PAL-LTER (Palmer Long Term Ecological Research) Data through Datazoo – help for accessing PAL-LTER data (updated June 2017)
- Table of Sci-I Project Workshop Provided PAL-LTER Datasets – description of each provided dataset
- Cheat Sheet for Sci-I Project Workshop Provided PAL-LTER Datasets – tips and help on the 8 provided datasets we used at the Sci-I workshop in June 2017
- Online Polar Science Data Portals – some ideas of where to find online polar data (also check out
Open-Ended Science Investigation Resources:
- Polar-ICE Sci-I Project Request For Proposals (RFP) – A RFP is the document funding agencies put out to solicit scientists to submit proposals about their work. It explains what kinds of projects they are interested in funding, so it provides the “why” for submitting the proposal. We created something similar for the Sci-I Project in case you are interested in using it.
- Support about Conducting Science Investigations
- Characteristics of a Testable Questions
- Open-Ended Science Investigation Checklist
- Choosing Data Visualizations – matrix of what graph to use depending on what you are showing
- Tips for Making Data Visualizations Easy to Read by Audience – some suggestions for putting together good data visualizations
- Mini-Proposal Guidelines – what the students should follow to create their proposals
- Sample Student Mini-Proposal – a resource for teachers to get an idea of what a complete mini-proposal could look like, NOT an exemplar
- Mini-Proposal Feedback Form – what we will use to provide feedback to your students
Student Polar Research Symposium Resources: (remember to check out the SPRS webpage)
- Background & Important Dates about Student Polar Research Symposium
- Project CONVERGE Student Research Symposium video – see to what the upcoming SPRS will be similar
- Support for Developing Scientific Posters
- Investigation Rubric – what the scientists will use to provide feedback to your students at the SPRS
- Student Polar Research Symposium Reflection Discussion Prompts – help your students reflect on their experience by leading them in a reflective discussion about it
Evaluation Resources:
Sci-I Project 2017-18 Evaluation Documents:
- Sci-I Project Student Evaluation FAQ
- Student Assent Form (English)
- Student Assent Form (Spanish)
- Parent Consent Form (English)
- Parent Consent Form (Spanish)
- Student Pre-Survey (English): URL emailed by Pam on 8/23/17, regular hardcopy here, large font hardcopy here
- Student Pre-Survey (Spanish): regular hardcopy here, large font hardcopy here
Workshop Activities:
Data Activities:
- Accessing and Using Data (Monday) – write-up, handout
- Refining Questions (Monday) – write-up, table of broad vs. testable questions
- Making Testable Questions (Tuesday) – write-up, Sample student questions (Not exemplars)
- Thinking about Data (Tuesday) – write-up
- Evolution of Data Figure (Wednesday) – write-up
- Student Data Visualizations (Wednesday) – write-up
- Student Mini-Proposals (Thursday) – write-up
- Sharing Investigation Results (Thursday) – write-up
Other Activities:
- Scientist Panels (daily) – description of approach
- Scavenger Hunt (Monday) – write-up
- Group Initiatives (Tuesday) – write-up
