Brookhaven Lab plans to maintain a database of information gathered by the students. Working with environmental researchers and land stewards, the Lab will analyze students' data for trends and other parameters of interest. All students will have access to the data, which could be compared over time and regions. In addition, the students may present their research at an annual public forum.
Land stewards, working with teachers and students, will have data available to help them better preserve and protect their property.
The program will be integrated with the school curriculum, and students will gain research experience and learn about the scientific process through working with real-life data in the field. Ideally, the program will promote scientific literacy and encourage students to consider careers in science and technology. Further, it should foster a sense of civic responsibility and respect for open space property in participating students.
Among the workshop's participants were superintendents, administrators and teachers from 15 school districts, mostly from mid and eastern Suffolk; New York State and Suffolk County parks representatives; New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and U. As the Open Space Stewardship Program matures, more schools and properties are expected to be integrated into it. More than 2, students and teachers from 40 school districts participated this year.
This year's Open Space Stewardship Celebration was bustling as students presented their research in Brookhaven Lab's Berkner Hall and discussed local environmental issues with the environmental science community. The celebration creates an interface between students, government agencies, and elected officials through student presentation of data and emerging issues.
Students from upper elementary school to high school are involved in the OSSP. Their projects are incredibly diverse, and some of the high school projects are highly sophisticated. In past years, students from the Patchogue-Medford School District were able to convince their town board to designate acres of land as a nature preserve based on their OSSP research.
Students from the William Floyd school district discovered a new species of insect using DNA barcoding. For more information, contact Mel Morris at mmorris bnl. Brookhaven National Laboratory is a multipurpose research institution funded by the U. Department of Energy.
Located on Long Island, NY, Brookhaven operates large-scale facilities for studies in physics, chemistry, biology, medicine, applied science, and advanced technology. The Laboratory's almost 3, scientists, engineers, and support staff are joined each year by more than 5, visiting researchers from around the world.
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