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Potomac Stream Samplers
Caring for Our Watershed
from the Mountains to the Sea
A
Workshop
about Outdoor Environmental Science for Teachers
living in the Potomac and Chesapeake Bay Watershed
Potomac Stream Samplers is a project of The Mountain Institute
and the 8 counties in the Potomac and Chesapeake Bay Watershed.
In cooperation with Berkeley, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Grant,
Mineral, Morgan and Pendleton Counties. Summer
workshop are held at Spruce Knob Mountain
Center, Pendleton County, West Virginia. Funding provided
by The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The Program
The primary goal of Potomac Stream Samplers
is to provide students and teachers living in the Potomac and Chesapeake
Bay watersheds with an opportunity to engage in
inquiry-based outdoor science as part of a program aligned with
the West Virginia Standards and Objectives. Along with the teachers
and students, this project involves community watershed organizations
and The Mountain Institute.
"Working to promote awareness
of the connections between West Virginia's uplands and downstream
environments and our responsibilities as stewards of our watersheds."
Initially, teachers will meet for a 3-day fall workshop to learn stream and watershed assessment skills. Following an in-school session with The Mountain Institute staff, each middle school class will travel to the Potomac headwaters on Spruce Knob for a 2-day immersion in outdoor watershed study. TMI staff will then assist students back in their own school environs, as they work in teams to carry out an investigation of their local watershed including threats analysis (based on local land uses) and water quality sampling. Data will be shared with other schools via a website that gives students a broader context for their local measurements.
The three day professional development workshop will include:
What
Teachers Will Receive?
- Instruction, mentoring, and hands-on research at the Spruce Knob Mountain Center
- Lodging and all meals at the Spruce Knob Mountain Center
- Graduate credit from West Virginia University
- Teaching resource materials and sampling equipment for your classroom
- Personal travel stipend of $75
- Stipend of $350 to schools for student field trip travel to Spruce Knob Mountain Center
What are the costs to teachers?
All costs are covered by The Mountain
Institute and The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Click here to
Download an Application.
Appalachian Watershed & Stream Monitors (AWSM)
For more information, please contact:
Kevin Stitzinger
Phone: 304-637-1237
Email: kstitzinger@mountain.org
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