Location
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont

Description:
Access Earth is a program for high school students with disabilities and teachers to encourage students with disabilities to enter careers in Earth system science. Students and teachers attend an intensive week-long summer institute focusing on land-ocean-atmosphere interactions, with field activities based at the Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve on the coast of Maine. Topics to be covered include climate change and sea level rise, land use changes, atmospheric pollution, and coastal watershed management. Participating teachers will work with scientists, educators, and students with disabilities to develop, test, and refine accessible Earth system science curriculum. Students will work with scientists, collecting and analyzing scientific data, and will learn about career opportunities in Earth system science.

The institute will typically be offered in July, but interested persons should check the Web site for further information. The program will run in the summers of 2000, 2001, and 2002, and is limited each year to ten teachers and fifteen students from Maine, New Hampshire, or Vermont. High school teachers of Earth science, general science, or environmental science are especially encouraged to apply, but applications will be accepted from other disciplines. Students should be entering ninth or tenth grade. Participating teachers are expected to further test and refine curriculum in their classrooms during the school year. Course materials and room and board are provided. Participants also receive a $500 stipend upon successful completion of the institute. Access Earth is made possible through a grant from NASA's Earth Science Enterprise.

URL:
http://www.usm.maine.edu/coe/mecats/earth/
 

Organization:
University of Southern Maine
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Cost:
Free

Contact:
Nancy Lightbody, College of Education and Human Development, University of Southern Maine, 328 Bailey Hall, Gorham, ME 04038; Phone: (207) 228-8115; Fax: (207) 780-5224; Email: nancy@lightbody.org

Education Level:
Grades 9-12
 

Subject:
Earth System Science

Program type:
Student Enrichment
Teacher Training (In-service)
 
 
 

Date Added to teachearth.com:
5/1/00