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All Saints' Episcopal School Hosts Southwest Students' Research
The GLOBE Southwest SRS was held May 3-4, 2024, at All Saints' Episcopal School in Fort Worth, Texas, with over 70 attendees. GLOBE students and educators traveled from Kansas, New Mexico and Texas to share their research during a poster session.
Six STEM professionals from the University of Texas at Tyler, All Saints’ Episcopal School and the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory reviewed student research posters.
Students participated in several activities during the event. They were able to construct densiometers to take back to their campuses to implement GLOBE protocols. They also toured the All Saints’ Range natural area and made observations of fauna and flora of the area.
Teachers were provided two professional development sessions and materials from Maria Royle, Education Specialist from NASA Langley Research Center.
Special thanks to GLOBE educator Joe Ferrara (All Saints’ Episcopal School) for coordinating and hosting this event, and for Partners from NASA Langley Research Center and the University of Texas at Tyler for contributing.
Four student groups were recognized for their projects in the following areas:
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Community Impact and Engagement: Haleigh Shendo, Caydence Palmer and Miley Cojo from Mescalero Apache School (New Mexico) for “Outdoors Air Quality on the Reservation”
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Use of GLOBE Protocols/Data: Ian Orr, Rebekah Daniel, Olivia Hall and Uma Khan from UT Tyler University Academy (Texas) for “Soil Quality in Communities of Varying Population Density”
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Community/Indigenous Knowledge and 21st Century Skills: Em Torres, Andrew Jones, Isa Rodriguez and Luca Ferrara from All Saints’ Episcopal School (Texas) for “The Effects of a Solar Eclipse on Abiotic and Biotic Factors”
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Research Process: Isabella Almas, Lael Alvarado and Danica Richey from All Saints’ Episcopal School (Texas) for “A Soil Study to Identify Potential Anthropogenic Impact”
Photo captions (top to bottom):
- Photo 1: students present their research to their peers at the Southwest Student Research Symposium
- Photo 2: students present their research to a STEM professional at the Southwest Student Research Symposium
- Photo 3: Maria Royle from NASA Langley Research Center talks to educators about Data Literacy with My NASA Data during a professional learning session at the Southwest Student Research Symposium