Project wrap-up: 6 June 2013

Please join us in Room 206 at lunch for

• snacks
• poster presentation of data analysis of water-monitoring data by CL, JS, and AD
• informal talk on conservation connections to project - thank you, Dr. Pete!
• game: The Great Plankton Race - the slowest wins!

Project meeting: 24 May 2013

Meet in computer lab

• Project data analysis or other write-up
• AP presentation on dunes & marshes

Final meeting - Thursday, 6 June - Room 206

• Celebration lunch
• snacks
• sharing data analysis 
• informal talk on conservation connections
• game: The Great Plankton Race

Project meeting: 10 May 2013

Meet in computer lab

• Project data analysis or other write-up
• Plan for The Great Plankton Race - what materials needed?

Next meeting - Friday, 24 May - computer lab

• All Grade 11s on science field study next week

Project meeting: 26 April 2013 - meeting canceled today

No meeting today! (sci teachers have meeting at lunch)

• Project tasks wanted now:
• Manipulate raw data sets in Excel, generate graphs & calculate statistics
• Write up the project Design with background research & footnoting
• Artistic projects - photographing field sites, lab demo
• Write a project glossary

Project news!

• Data-loggers were retrieved from the Aselton Park harbor docks & Veterans Park culvert this week by the Grade 11 IB Biology HL classes.
• Loads of data - time to analyse!

Next meeting - Friday, 3 May - Room 206 - 11.55a-12.20p - be on time!

• Conservation connections to project
• Project wrap-up: The Great Plankton Race, project presentations & celebration lunch

Project meeting: 12 April 2013

Meeting agenda 12 April 2013

• Special event: Science talk by Joan Muller, Education Coordinator of the Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve - thanks for visiting with us, Joan!
• The importance of environmental stewardship
• Map of the Waquoit Bay reserve
• Research at the reserve
• Salt marsh sustainability & sea level rise (S Corman, Spartina growth study)
• Opportunities for students
• see Tidal Quest (paper flyers at school)
• Thank you to RT for representing WOW! at the CAS Showcase

Project news!

• Data-loggers will continue over Spring Break at the Aselton Park harbor & Veterans Park culvert until just past Earth Day.
• Grade 11 IB Biology HL classes will retrieve the loggers & download final data sets.

Next meeting - Friday, 26 April - Room 206 - 11.55a-12.20p - be on time!

• Getting the WOW project into the classroom!
• Possible project tasks

Project meeting: 5 April 2013

Meeting agenda 5 April 2013

• CAS reminders - RT to represent WOW! at CAS Showcase
• Wednesday, 10 April, 6-8pm, held at West
• CAS 'group reflection' today
• HOBO logger demo [field site or lab, weather-permitting]
• Info on Friday, 12 April meeting - special outside guest speaker
• Possible project tasks

Project news!

• Data-loggers continue at the Aselton Park harbor & Veterans Park culvert

Next meeting - Friday, 12 April - Room ??? - 11.55a-12.20p - be on time!

• RT to share a brief reflection on the CAS Showcase
• Special event: Science talk by Joan Muller of the Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve - WOW! (pun intended)
• Please 
  bring your lunch, and arrive on time, as close to 11.50am as you're able to - you're hosts!  Expect to stay a bit longer, perhaps.  Thank you!

Project meeting: 29 March 2013

Meeting agenda 29 March 2013

• Water cycle presentation & discussion
• Thanks ML!
• Thanks for joining us & sharing great experiment ideas, Mrs. M!
• Remember to reflect on CAS!
• RT will represent WOW at the CAS Showcase
• Wednesday, 10 April, 6-8pm, held at West
• Possible project tasks
• Completed tasks are in blue to help you keep track of CAS bits

Project news!

• Interim data have been collected for the first 12 days of the continuous project [18-29 March].
• See Week 4 data links - thanks Mrs. J & JS for downloading the data at the field sites directly onto a laptop, so the loggers could get right back to work
• There appeared to be a 'battery' error with the data-logger at the Bismore Park site, but data appear to have been logged.  
• Data-loggers are continuing at the Aselton Park & Veterans Park culvert

Next meeting - Friday, 5 April - Room 206 - 11.55a-12.20p

• We tried to end earlier, but you all have too much good science to share, discuss & question!
• HOBO logger demo [field site or lab, weather-permitting]
• CAS reminders - RT run through CAS presentation?
• Info on Friday, 12 April meeting - special outside guest speaker