July 14, 2010

Summer on the Eastern Shore

It’s hard to believe that we are halfway through Week 3 of our summer together! The time is going by so fast and I’m really enjoying my stay at Horn Point Lab. The campus is located right on the Choptank River and the surrounding scenery is beautiful. I love being close to the water and surrounded by the local wildlife-even the critters that come right up to the window, as shown in the picture!

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Enjoying the wildlife on Maryland's Eastern Shore.

I am very lucky to be working with such a great team. We each offer a different point of view and I think we all mesh very well together. I feel as if I’ve already learned many new skills and I’m looking forward to the rest of the summer. I’ve been able to go out into the field for some water sampling and even got the chance to meet one of the farmers- after he rescued me from going the wrong way on his property! I am very excited to take what I’m learning here back to the classroom this fall!


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Claire Sargo is a science teacher and ecology club advisor at Mount de Sales Academy in Catonsville, MD. Claire is a member of the 2010 "From Land to the Sea" Scientist-Educator Partnership team.
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June 29, 2010

New Scientist-Educator Partnership Team

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Members of this year's "From Land to the Sea" Scientist-Educator Partnership team discuss their research topic.

This week, individuals from diverse backgrounds have joined to form a four-member team at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Sciences Horn Point Laboratory to conduct scientific research and to translate the research into resources that will be used by teachers and students. Part of the COSEE Coastal Trends Scientist-Educator Partnership

program, the team consists of scientist Dr. Tom Fisher, his graduate student Lindsay Tempinson, Maryland teacher Claire Sargo, and Hampton University undergraduate Shadaesha Green. The team assembled at Horn Point Laboratory in Cambridge, MD last week (June 24 and 25) for an orientation program. During orientation, they created a concept map of their research topic which will serve as a starting point for the education resources that they will create during their summer experience.

Throughout the summer, Tom and Lindsay will include Shadaesha and Claire in their daily lab and fieldwork routines to help the student and teacher learn about the research process and Tom’s field of expertise: connecting land use and water quality in streams and estuaries. In addition, Shadaesha and Claire will use their expert understanding of diverse audiences and school-aged students to lead the team in creating a website and lesson plans based on Tom and Lindsay’s research.

We are excited to welcome this new Scientist-Educator team to COSEE! Over the next few weeks, members of the team will be posting to this blog about their thoughts and experiences, so check back often!


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Cassie is the COSEE Coastal Trends Program Manager. She has a Bachelor of Science in environmental science and is experienced in environmental education.
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