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Education

LTER Schoolyard Children's Book Series

More than any other single skill, the ability to read and read well allows children to succeed in school, learn about the world, and function in society (National Children's LIteracy). Session:  Working Group Session 2 - Monday Room Assignment:  Longs Peak - Chasm Lake (60)

Jornada Basin Schoolyard LTER: Inquiry-Based Ecology Education for the K-12 Community

Poster Number:  91 Presenter/Primary Author:  Stephanie Bestelm... More than 102,000 people have participated in the Jornada Basin schoolyard LTER’s hands-on ecological science programs since 1999 thanks to an effective collaboration between three entities that ru

Climate change communication: what should the conversation be about?

Working Group Reports Final reports:  Report for the working group: Climate change communication: what should the conversation be about? Participant list:  participant list_LTER ASM climate change communication working group.docx Do we as LTER scientists have an obligation to talk about climate change with policymakers, land managers, and other decision makers? Session:  Working Group Session 6 - Thursday Room Assignment:  Wind River C (100)

Decomposition project - A joint project for students in Israel and the USA as part of the LTER-EDU program.

Working Group Reports Final reports:  LTER-EDU working group ASM 2012-report.docx Participant list:  LTER-EDU working group ASM 2012-list.docx LTER-EDU is an educational project that offers school students an opportunity to be partners in the LTER global monitoring effort. Session:  Working Group Session 4 Tuesday Room Assignment:  Longs Peak - Chasm Lake (60)

Ecological Reflections at the Virginia Coast Reserve LTER

Poster Number:  72 Presenter/Primary Author:  Arthur Schwarzschild Every major university and college has a school or department of Arts and Sciences, yet there are rarely any tangible connections or significant communications between these two disciplines.

 
 
Background Photo by: Nicole Hansen - Jornada (JRN) LTER