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November 24, 2009 




Mr. Wilkinson's Big Bug Book

Mr. Wilkinson's Big Bug Book

Students from Ms. Carruth's 5th grade class at Wasatch Elementary created this book as a thank you to WEST fellow Elliot Wilkinson for helping them learn about bugs (and a few other things as well...)! 5th grader, Gavin, created the cover for this piece of art!


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WEST Fall Retreat 2009

WEST Fellows, Teachers, and Faculty from the Univ. of Utah gathered once again at Alta for an inspiring and educational weekend of science, collaboration and fun.  For  pictures of the WEST Fall Retreat 2009, click here.  

 


WEST's 5th Annual Ski Day and Snow Sampling 

Fellows and faculty enjoyed a beautiful day in the Wasatch Mountains while collecting snow samples to test for pollutants (click here for more photos).  Learn about air pollution in the snowpack.      


Silver Lake Field Trips

In October 2008, several WEST schools participated in field trips to Silver Lake to learn about plants, animals, geology, weather and water quality in the Wasatch Mountains.  Click here for more information about the trips.





What is WEST?

Project WEST (Water, the Environment, Science, and Teaching) is a National Science Foundation sponsored program to promote discovery-based science in the public schools. WEST partners the University of Utah, the Utah Museum of Natural History, and the Salt Lake City School District to enhance inquiry-based science teaching in grades 4-9.

Graduate student “fellows” from the University of Utah’s departments of Geology and Geophysics, Biology, and Meteorology work with public school teachers to develop hands-on lesson plans, conduct experiments, and lead field trips that immerse students in the scientific process. The ultimate goal of WEST is to instill in students a sense of wonder and passion about nature that will inspire them to choose career paths in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) disciplines.

 


This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0338340. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.



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Millcreek Field Trip 2009

WEST started off the year by engaging sixty 6th graders from the Salt Lake Center for Science Education in collecting data about weather, water quality, animal foraging behavior and solar energy in Millcreek Canyon.  Fellows put together the activities during the summer workshop that was held in August.


EARTHscape
WEST's EARTHscape is an online resource for information, resources, lessons, and ideas about water and the environment along Utah's Wasatch Front.  WEST fellows from the departments of Geology and Geophysics, Biology, and Meteorology work in teams to create content that is multidisciplinary in nature and multi-tiered in scope.

 


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