June 25-29, 2007...Discovering the Science of the Environment, Summer Professional Institute for Teachers 

June 25-29, 2007....The week-long IUPUI class, Discovering the Science of the Environment, Summer Professional Institute for Teachers, took place at the Earth Discovery Center at Eagle Creek Park. This very informative & interactive class offered ways that IUPUI & IDNR could help teachers connect their students to the science outside their classroom. It involved a combination of classroom lecture, student activities, technology applications, and on-side data-collection & study.

IUPUI Graduate Student Brooke explains to the teachers how to use a water testing kit & laptops
IUPUI Graduate Student Brooke explains to the teachers how to use a water testing kit & laptops
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IUPUI Center for Earth and Environmental Science Director, Dr. Lenore Tedesco, explains the different phases of how this particular prarie has been restored.
IUPUI Center for Earth and Environmental Science Director, Dr. Lenore Tedesco, explains the different phases of how this particular prarie has been restored.
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IDNR Project Wet Coordinator Angie Tilton listens while it is explained how modern technology is used to monitor stream quality.
IDNR Project Wet Coordinator Angie Tilton listens while it is explained how modern technology is used to monitor stream quality.
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CEES Research Techologist Bob Hall explains to the group some of the clues the creek embankment shows about the glacial age.
CEES Research Techologist Bob Hall explains to the group some of the clues the creek embankment shows about the glacial age.
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CEES Education Outreach Coordinator, Kara Salazar, explains how the water table is measured & monitored using the well.
CEES Education Outreach Coordinator, Kara Salazar, explains how the water table is measured & monitored using the well.
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Dr. Tedesco observes while teachers plant seedlings in a patch of dirt that has been cleared of invasive species, as part of the ongoing restoration of native species of this prairie location.
Dr. Tedesco observes while teachers plant seedlings in a patch of dirt that has been cleared of invasive species, as part of the ongoing restoration of native species of this prairie location.
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A Monarch butterfly on a Swamp Milkweed plant...
A Monarch butterfly on a Swamp Milkweed plant...
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A Great Swallowtail butterfly...rarely seen..
A Great Swallowtail butterfly...rarely seen..
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A Gall....before & after....where a wasp injects a eggs into the stalk of a goldenrod plant stem, & as a defensive mechanism the plant encircles the invasive larvae with growth...the brown version (on left) shows a dried one, where the wasp has burrowed out & escaped (hatched).  ah, nature at work..!!
A Gall....before & after....where a wasp injects a eggs into the stalk of a goldenrod plant stem, & as a defensive mechanism the plant encircles the invasive larvae with growth...the brown version (on left) shows a dried one, where the wasp has burrowed out & escaped (hatched). ah, nature at work..!!
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The weeklong class balanced classroom lecture and activities with outside studies & technology applications.
The weeklong class balanced classroom lecture and activities with outside studies & technology applications.
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The IUPUI van, Discovering the Science of the Environment, will soon be available on-site to help teachers connect their students to the science of the outdoors!
The IUPUI van, Discovering the Science of the Environment, will soon be available on-site to help teachers connect their students to the science of the outdoors!
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The classroom portion of this week-long class was held at the new Earth Discovery Center, inside Eagle Creek Park, Indianapolis.
The classroom portion of this week-long class was held at the new Earth Discovery Center, inside Eagle Creek Park, Indianapolis.
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