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Patterson, Barbara – Science Teacher, 2012
Communities, Cameras, and Conservation (CCC) is the most exciting and valuable program the author has seen in her 30 years of teaching field science courses. In this citizen science project, students and community volunteers collect data on mountain lions ("Puma concolor") at four natural areas and public parks along the Front Range of Colorado.…
Descriptors: Ecology, Wildlife, Science Projects, Conservation (Environment)
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O'Dell, Gary; Gonzalez-Espada, Wilson – Science Teacher, 2011
Students learn science best with activities that mirror the way scientists work. This article describes how geologists investigate groundwater flow systems in areas of karst topography--geologic formations shaped by dissolving bedrock--and provides a way for students to replicate this research. Students also use electric current to model water…
Descriptors: Water, Topography, Geology, Investigations
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Ryken, Amy E.; Foreman, Laura Bowers; Tudor, Margaret; Koehler, Gary – Science Teacher, 2008
In a research collaboration with government biologists and university educators, K-12 students in the Cle Elum-Roslyn (CER) School District in eastern Washington are investigating where cougars ("Puma concolor") go when their habitat gives way to new housing developments. Now in its seventh year, Project Cougars and Teaching (CAT) is taking the…
Descriptors: Investigations, Environmental Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Ecology