LTER/LCZO Schoolyard Data Jam
Grades 9 -
12
Biology/Molecular
Workshop • Project
Educational Objectives
- Students use ecological data collected at the El Yunque National Forest by the Luquillo Critical Zone Observatory, Luquillo LTER and USGS Water to create a project that presents data in a non-traditional ways.
- Students create data visualizations.
Audience
K-12
NGSS Crosscutting Concepts: Patterns
NGSS Science & Engineering Practices: Asking Questions and Defining Problems | Analyzing and Interpreting Data | Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information
NGSS Disciplinary Core Ideas: ESS2 - Earth’s Systems
Observatory: Luquillo CZO
Author(s): Steven McGee (The Learning Partnership), Noelia Baez Rodriguez (UPR, Luquillo LTER), Miguel Leon (UPenn, LCZO), Bill McDowell (UNH, LCZO)
Funding: NSF CZO, NSF LTER
Details for this Resource
The Luquillo LTER/CZO Data Jam invites high and middle school students to find interesting ways to present scientific data to non-scientist audiences.
Students use ecological data collected at the El Yunque National Forest by the Luquillo Critical Zone Observatory, Luquillo LTER and USGS Water to create a project that presents the data in a non-traditional way. An important component of the activity is encouraging students to get creative. Project examples include children’s books, raps, videos, models, presentations, and infographics. Students will present their project at the Luquillo LTER Schoolyard Symposium hosted by the University of Puerto Rico in May, 2017.
Teacher and Student Information
Important Dates
- Friday, March 3rd, 2017 - Data Jam Registration due (students’ names submitted by teacher)
- Friday, April 7th Registration for Scientific Poster Preparation Workshop
- Friday, April 28th, 2017 - Scientific Poster Preparation Workshop
- Monday May 15th, 2017 - Annual Symposium, Luquillo LTER Schoolyard, at UPRRP
Video
Photos
Data Jam 2017 Poster Session
Data Jam 2017 Poster Session.
Data Jam 2017 Poster Session.
Data Jam 2017 Poster Session.
Data Jam 2017 Poster Session.
Data Jam 2017 Poster Session.
Data Jam 2017 Poster Session.
Data Jam 2017 Poster Session.
Data Jam 2017 Poster Session.
Data Jam 2017 Poster Session.
Data Jam 2017 Poster Session.
Data Jam 2017 Poster Session.
Data Jam 2017 Poster Session.
Data Jam 2017 Poster Session.
Luquillo CZO Poster Session
Local high school students presenting a poster on the 2015 / 2016 drought in Puerto Rico and the possible influences of climate change and El Nino.
Local high school presenting a poster with Noelia Baez Rodriguez and Alain Plante.
Aaron Thompson and Emma Harrison presenting posters.
Students present a diorama of local streams.
Students present a diorama of local streams.
Local high school students presenting a poster on the 2015 / 2016 drought in Puerto Rico.
Heather Buss reviews poster with students.
Matt Larsen and Jamie Shanley discuss stream diorama with students.
Matt Larsen, Jess Zimmerman, and Jamie Shanley listen to La cancion de "global warming vs drought" de Jean Paul Ortiz y Jonathan Rodriguez
Tana Wood listens to La cancion de "global warming vs drought" de Jean Paul Ortiz y Jonathan Rodriguez
Bill McDowell Reviews poster results with students.
Bill McDowell with students.
Jess Zimmerman discusses Diorama with students.
Jess Zimmerman discusses poster with students.
Steve McGee discusses poster with students.
The Luquillo CZO held a Poster Session at El Portal El Yunque national forest visitors center on June 6th 2016. This session was open to the public and three groups of students from local grade schools and high schools attended and presented posters, a diorama and song created during the Data Jam.
Data Jam Teachers Workshop
Steven McGee Joins the Data Jam Teachers Workshop via web conference.
Photo from Data Jam Teachers Workshop.
Photo from Data Jam Teachers Workshop.
Photo from Data Jam Teachers Workshop.
Inspectinga graph of Soil Moisture vs precipitation. Photo from Data Jam Teachers Workshop.
Photo from Data Jam Teachers Workshop.
Photo from Data Jam Teachers Workshop.
Photo from Data Jam Teachers Workshop.
Photo from Data Jam Teachers Workshop.
Photo from Data Jam Teachers Workshop.
Photo from Data Jam Teachers Workshop.
Photo from Data Jam Teachers Workshop.
Photo from Data Jam Teachers Workshop.
Photo from Data Jam Teachers Workshop.
Photo from Data Jam Teachers Workshop.
Photo from Data Jam Teachers Workshop.
On Saturday, December 10th, 2018 we successfully held our third Teacher Data Jam Workshop of the Luquillo LTER Schoolyard Program. On this occasion, accompanied by a group of 24 dedicated and adventurous educators; and an excellent staff from the Forward Learning Company, whom we thank for their hard work that lead to the workshop success. It is essential to thank the scientists and experts of Luquillo CZO, USGS, Concord Consortium and Luquillo LTER, who facilitated the process and provided us with workshop data. Special thanks to Dr. Steven McGee for taking the lead of introducing the Common Online Data Analysis Platform (CODAP) in Spanish!
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