2017 Conference Archive (Archived)
What’s in your schoolyard? Challenge your students to explore species diversity in local outdoor habitats!
Session Format
Presentation Session (45 minutes)
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Location
Room 211
Abstract for the conference program
This presentation offers the nuts and bolts of STEM in an easy outdoor activity. Sampling and comparing natural outdoor habitats with students gives them an idea of the flora and fauna in their area. The authors will demonstrate how to use handmade scientific equipment to collect data. Participants will learn how to transect different habitats, compare and contrast species diversity, and employ a variety of ways in which to display the collected data in their classroom. This session is for teachers of all grade levels!
Proposal Track
Non-research Project Interdisciplinary STEM Education
Start Date
3-3-2017 10:45 AM
End Date
3-3-2017 11:45 AM
Recommended Citation
Timmons, Mare and Sweeney-Reeves, Mary L., "What’s in your schoolyard? Challenge your students to explore species diversity in local outdoor habitats!" (2017). Interdisciplinary STEM Teaching & Learning Conference (2012-2019) (Archived). 11.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/stem/2017/2017/11
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What’s in your schoolyard? Challenge your students to explore species diversity in local outdoor habitats!
Room 211
This presentation offers the nuts and bolts of STEM in an easy outdoor activity. Sampling and comparing natural outdoor habitats with students gives them an idea of the flora and fauna in their area. The authors will demonstrate how to use handmade scientific equipment to collect data. Participants will learn how to transect different habitats, compare and contrast species diversity, and employ a variety of ways in which to display the collected data in their classroom. This session is for teachers of all grade levels!
