Day, Date, Time: Wednesday, November 30, 2022 4pm – 7pm
Contact Hours: 2.5 hours
Food: ½ hour light dinner provided at 4 pm, drinks (water, soda) also provided
Location: Colorado Parks and Wildlife classroom, 4255 Sinton Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80907
Title: Grouper Moon Project + STEM- Conservation of an endangered species using Technology
Presenter: Hilary Penner, Education and Conservation Program Manager, Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF) www.REEF.org
Description: The Grouper Moon Project is a conservation science partnership between Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF) and the Cayman Islands Department of Environment (DoE) with scientists from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego and Oregon State University, aimed at studying Nassau grouper (Epinephelus striatus) – a social and ecological cornerstone of Caribbean’s coral reefs.
Learning Outcomes:
- Confidently access and integrate NGSS aligned REEF lessons into their existing curriculum
- Provide background information to their students about Grouper Moon Project
- Share how scientists work in the field, collect data, and use scientific and engineering design process
Agenda:
- 4-4:30 Welcome and light dinner, Administrivia
- 4:30- 5:00 The Grouper Moon Project Slideshow for Background Information
- 5:00-5:45 Grades 6-8 Lesson Demonstration + STEM Challenge Information
- 5:45- 6:00 Break / Raffle
- 6:00- 6:45 High School Lesson Demonstration + Live stream Event Information
- 6:45-7:00 Raffle / Questions and evaluations