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This presentation describes the steps to teaching your students about the field of urban ecology.
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How Muddy is the Muddy River?
Patreka J. Wood-Blain Boston Public Schools
What is Urban Ecology? • Relatively new area of science • Focuses on the affects of urbanization on
the health of the ecosystems • The Urban Ecology Institute educates
students about their environment through hands-on exploration of the unique ecology at each field site.
The Muddy River
• Encompasses 5.6 square miles • Flows through Boston, Brookline & Newton • Part of the Charles River Watershed
Muddy River Restoration Project
Exploring Your Field Site • Scavenger Hunt • Social Ecology Site
Survey • Mapping Your Field
Site
Water Quality Test Kits • Dissolved Oxygen • Nitrates • Salinity • pH • Water Quality Data
Sheets
Developing a Research Question • What Makes a Good Research Question? • Card Sort Game • Finding a Good Question • Designing Your Study
Gathering Data • Site Survey Data Sheets • UEI Database
Sharing Research • The Student Urban Research Gathering
on Ecology (SURGE!) conference in March
• The Annual Student Research Conference in May allow students to showcase their work for fellow students
For More Information • www.muddyriver.wikispaces.com • Visit www.urbaneco.org • Email [email protected]