Adventure Learning Through Water and MOSS - a novel approach to engaging K-12 students in climate change issues
Abstract
Climate change is projected to affect the distribution and availability of water resources at the local and global scale. In an effort to educate K-12 students about water resources in a changing climate the Adventure learning through Water and MOSS project was created. This project is engaging K-12 students throughout Idaho with meaningful inquiries into water resource issues through outdoor data-collection expeditions supported via a novel online learning environment (http://adventurelearningat.com). Students collect authentic data related to an inquiry-based curriculum and data are shared within the online environment. Students, teachers, and content experts from throughout Idaho then communicate and collaborate in meaningful ways around data using the online environment and the latest in communication technologies. The McCall Outdoor Science School (MOSS) collaborates as an informal science education provider and cornerstone to the project mission by serving as the base camp for water expeditions. Water expeditions are inquiry-driven and focus on various aspects of water resources within a changing climate.
- Publication:
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AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts
- Pub Date:
- December 2012
- Bibcode:
- 2012AGUFMED41C0688E
- Keywords:
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- 0800 EDUCATION