Spotlight

Outreach: Influencing STEM Knowledge

in Improving K-12 Science and Mathematics

Investigating climate change with high schoolers

The effect of biogeochemical microorganisms on Earth's environment is the focus of an IGERT that led to the development of a 15-hour class on climate change for tenth and twelfth grade students. Students investigated the science of global warming through basic modeling activities, data analysis, discussion and movies, providing a thorough grounding in a timely science topic.