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The Big IdeaDigital cameras and computers are widely available
for students and teachers. However, they are mainly used for documentation: creating PPT presentations, handouts, posters, etc.
STEM DIGITAL shows how digital image analysis can be applied to environmental (and other) research in STEM courses
Application to studies of air quality, water quality, arsenic contamination
Other examples from climate change, diffusion …
Analyzing Digital Images SoftwareSoftware package developed by John Pickle,
Concord Academy (formerly at the Museum of Science, Boston)
Free, student friendly, for Windows and MacColor and digital image basicsSpatial, spectral, temporal analysis toolsUpdated by Dan Gullage, STEM Ed
Downloads: www.umassk12.net/adi
MondayColor basics – adding pigments and lightsBegin water quality week-long experimentCO2 experiments with BTB
Coral bleachingDiffusionMeasuring levels
TuesdayMaking ozone test stripsArsenic: background,
measurement in waterSampler
Measuring vegetative healthMeasuring polar ice, albedo,
solar aureoleModeling remote sensingRadius of the earth
Arsenic lab tourBBQ
WednesdayArsenic in riceWater treatment – removal
of plant materialsOzone measurements
(weather permitting)Brainstorming groups
How can we use these activities to enrich our curricula?
What other ways can we use ADI?
ThursdayWater - reapply treatmentsFalling objects – Movie
Tracker softwareArsenic in wood and
groundwaterMore brainstorming /
planning
FridayAnalyze water quality dataDocument academic year plans Evaluation focus groupsCoral bleaching completionCareersCleanup
Academic Year ProgramSix collaborative projects via MoodleTeacher with class, or after school group, or aloneAir quality, arsenic, water quality in fallTo be decided in spring3 credits available for summer, 3 more for academic
year; otherwise, PDP’sShort option: one class project reported on Moodle,
3 summer credits available; otherwise, PDP’s