Critical Zone Observatory Environmental Science Workshop
29 Jun 2016
News Source: Iowa Environmental Focus
IML-CZO recently hosted a workshop to help teachers learn new ways to engage students in science learning.
Nearly two dozen Eastern Iowa K-12 teachers attended a workshop Tuesday to learn about hands-on activities and lesson plans for engaging students in science.
The Critical Zone Observatory Environmental Science Workshop brought together the University of Iowa College of Education, the UI Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, the UI State Hygienic Laboratory, and the Intensively Managed Landscapes-Critical Zone Observatory to help teachers connect their students to environmental science. While the workshop focused mostly on science, Leslie Flynn, a clinical assistant professor in the UI College of Education, said the workshop also aims to show teachers and students how science is connected to other fields.
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Critical Zone Observatory Environmental Science Workshop (Clear Creek Watershed)
Dr. Art Bettis (Clear Creek Site Coordinator) presents during the Critical Zone Observatory Environmental Sciecne Workshop on June 28, 2016. Photo: Nick Fetty (Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research, University of Iowa)
Attendees listen to Dr. Art Bettis (Clear Creek Site Coordinator) present during the Critical Zone Observatory Environmental Sciecne Workshop on June 28, 2016. Photo: Nick Fetty (Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research, University of Iowa)
Dr. Art Bettis (Clear Creek Site Coordinator) presents during the Critical Zone Observatory Environmental Sciecne Workshop on June 28, 2016. Photo: Nick Fetty (Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research, University of Iowa)
Dr. Art Bettis (Clear Creek Site Coordinator) presents during the Critical Zone Observatory Environmental Sciecne Workshop on June 28, 2016. Photo: Nick Fetty (Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research, University of Iowa)
Attendees listen to Dr. Art Bettis (Clear Creek Site Coordinator) present during the Critical Zone Observatory Environmental Sciecne Workshop on June 28, 2016. Photo: Nick Fetty (Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research, University of Iowa)
Attendees listen to Dr. Art Bettis (Clear Creek Site Coordinator) present during the Critical Zone Observatory Environmental Sciecne Workshop on June 28, 2016. Photo: Nick Fetty (Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research, University of Iowa)
Attendees listen to Dr. Art Bettis (Clear Creek Site Coordinator) present during the Critical Zone Observatory Environmental Sciecne Workshop on June 28, 2016. Photo: Nick Fetty (Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research, University of Iowa)
Dr. Art Bettis (Clear Creek Site Coordinator) presents during the Critical Zone Observatory Environmental Sciecne Workshop on June 28, 2016. Photo: Nick Fetty (Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research, University of Iowa)
Dr. Art Bettis (Clear Creek Site Coordinator) presents during the Critical Zone Observatory Environmental Sciecne Workshop on June 28, 2016. Photo: Nick Fetty (Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research, University of Iowa)
Attendees listen to Dr. Art Bettis (Clear Creek Site Coordinator) present during the Critical Zone Observatory Environmental Sciecne Workshop on June 28, 2016. Photo: Nick Fetty (Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research, University of Iowa)
Attendees listen to Dr. Art Bettis (Clear Creek Site Coordinator) present during the Critical Zone Observatory Environmental Sciecne Workshop on June 28, 2016. Photo: Nick Fetty (Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research, University of Iowa)
K-12 teachers in Eastern Iowa participated in field activities at a research site in eastern Iowa County during the Critical Zone Observatory Environmental Sciecne Workshop on June 28, 2016. Photo: Nick Fetty (Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research, University of Iowa)
Attendees listen to Dr. Art Bettis (Clear Creek Site Coordinator) present during the Critical Zone Observatory Environmental Sciecne Workshop on June 28, 2016. Photo: Nick Fetty (Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research, University of Iowa)
Dr. Art Bettis (Clear Creek Site Coordinator) presents during the Critical Zone Observatory Environmental Sciecne Workshop on June 28, 2016. Photo: Nick Fetty (Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research, University of Iowa)
Attendees listen to Dr. Art Bettis (Clear Creek Site Coordinator) present during the Critical Zone Observatory Environmental Sciecne Workshop on June 28, 2016. Photo: Nick Fetty (Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research, University of Iowa)
Jazmin Lopez (Undergraduate, University of Iowa), left, works with Dr. Art Bettis (Clear Creek Site Coordinator) to take a water measurement during the Critical Zone Observatory Environmental Sciecne Workshop on June 28, 2016. Photo: Nick Fetty (Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research, University of Iowa)
Jazmin Lopez (Undergraduate, University of Iowa) takes a water measurement during the Critical Zone Observatory Environmental Sciecne Workshop on June 28, 2016. Photo: Nick Fetty (Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research, University of Iowa)
Amanda Solomon (Undergraduate, University of Iowa) takes a water measurement during the Critical Zone Observatory Environmental Sciecne Workshop on June 28, 2016. Photo: Nick Fetty (Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research, University of Iowa)
Amanda Solomon (Undergraduate, University of Iowa) and Danielle Lopez (Teacher, Lucas Elementary in Iowa City) record measurements during the Critical Zone Observatory Environmental Sciecne Workshop on June 28, 2016. Photo: Nick Fetty (Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research, University of Iowa)
Sarah Parcher (Undergraduate, University of Nebraska-Omaha) presents water measurement findings during the Critical Zone Observatory Environmental Sciecne Workshop on June 28, 2016. Photo: Nick Fetty (Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research, University of Iowa)
Attendees discuss groundwater with Dr. Art Bettis (Clear Creek Site Coordinator) during the Critical Zone Observatory Environmental Sciecne Workshop on June 28, 2016. Photo: Nick Fetty (Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research, University of Iowa)
Attendees listen to Dr. Art Bettis (Clear Creek Site Coordinator) present during the Critical Zone Observatory Environmental Sciecne Workshop on June 28, 2016. Photo: Nick Fetty (Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research, University of Iowa)
Dr. Art Bettis (Clear Creek Site Coordinator) scoops stream organisms out of Clear Creek during the Critical Zone Observatory Environmental Sciecne Workshop on June 28, 2016. Photo: Nick Fetty (Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research, University of Iowa)
Dan Hill (Teacher, Northwest Junior High in Iowa City) scoops out sendiments and other materials during the Critical Zone Observatory Environmental Sciecne Workshop on June 28, 2016. Photo: Nick Fetty (Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research, University of Iowa)
Monique Cottman (Teacher, Longfellow Elementary in Iowa City) scoops stream organisms out of Clear Creek during the Critical Zone Observatory Environmental Sciecne Workshop on June 28, 2016. Photo: Nick Fetty (Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research, University of Iowa)
Attendees discuss water quality findings during the Critical Zone Observatory Environmental Sciecne Workshop on June 28, 2016. Photo: Nick Fetty (Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research, University of Iowa)
Attendees visited a research site in eastern Iowa County during the Critical Zone Observatory Environmental Sciecne Workshop on June 28, 2016. Photo: Nick Fetty (Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research, University of Iowa)
A teacher peers through a microscope at the University of Iowa State Hygienic Laboratory during the Critical Zone Observatory Environmental Sciecne Workshop on June 28, 2016. Photo: Nick Fetty (Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research, University of Iowa)
From left, Sarah Parcher (Undergraduate, University of Nebraska-Omaha), Jazmin Lopez (Undergraduate, University of Iowa), and Dr. Art Bettis (Clear Creek Site Coordinator) observe a specimen at the University of Iowa State Hygienic Laboratory during the Critical Zone Observatory Environmental Sciecne Workshop on June 28, 2016. Photo: Nick Fetty (Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research, University of Iowa)
Dr. Art Bettis (Clear Creek Site Coordinator) and Chad Hippen (Teacher, Lincoln Elementary in Washington, Iowa) listen to a presentation by Melenie Cruse at the University of Iowa State Hygienic Laboratory during the Critical Zone Observatory Environmental Sciecne Workshop on June 28, 2016. Photo: Nick Fetty (Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research, University of Iowa)
Melenie Cruse watches as Katie Goff (Master's Student, Earth and Environmental Sciences), right, studies a specimen at the University of Iowa State Hygienic Laboratory during the Critical Zone Observatory Environmental Sciecne Workshop on June 28, 2016. Photo: Nick Fetty (Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research, University of Iowa)
Teachers participate in a curriculum development exercise at the University of Iowa State Hygienic Laboratory during the Critical Zone Observatory Environmental Sciecne Workshop on June 28, 2016. Photo: Nick Fetty (Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research, University of Iowa)
Nearly two dozen Eastern Iowa K-12 teachers attended a workshop in June to learn about hands-on activities and lesson plans for engaging students in science.
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