Making Geosciences Making Geosciences “Real” for Urban Youth in “Real” for Urban Youth in
Newark, NJNewark, NJ
Alexander Gates & Michael KalczynskiAlexander Gates & Michael Kalczynski
Earth & Environmental SciencesEarth & Environmental Sciences
Rutgers University-NewarkRutgers University-Newark
Standard Earth Sciences in NJStandard Earth Sciences in NJ
• No Classes
• Non-college bound
• Environmental Sciences-all ecology
• Classic Geology
INFUSION OF APPLIED INFUSION OF APPLIED GEOSCIENCESGEOSCIENCES
• PETROLEUM GEOLOGY
• ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY
• MINING GEOLOGY
• ENGINEERING GEOLOGY
COMPONENTSCOMPONENTS• 9TH GRADE CURRICULUM CHANGE• MODULES FOR BIO, CHEM AND PHYSICS• AFTERSCHOOL SCIENCE EXPLORERS• SUMMER PROGRAM• TEACHER TRAINING• PARENT ENGAGEMENT• SHADOWING, INTERN-EXTERNSHIPS• COLLEGE ACTIVITIES - RECYCLING• JOB PLACEMENT
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLSPARTICIPATING SCHOOLS
• SCIENCE PARK HIGH SCHOOL
• TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL
• BARRINGER HIGH SCHOOL &
(9TH GRADE ACADEMY)
• AMERICAN HISTORY HIGH SCHOOL
• UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL
HANDS-ON EXERCISESHANDS-ON EXERCISES
• Oil Game• Tsunami Tank• Groundwater Pollution Tank• Floods, Gauging Stations, Meanders• Leaky Landfill• Geothermal Energy• Environmental Game• Ore Separation, Assaying, Mine Pollution
The Oil GameThe Oil Gamehttp://youtubehttp://youtube
MODELMODEL
FLOODS, GAUGING STATIONS, FLOODS, GAUGING STATIONS, MEANDERSMEANDERS
PARTNERSPARTNERS• RUTGERS-NEWARK• KEAN UNIVERSITY• NEWARK MUSEUM• MEADOWLANDS ENVIRONMENTAL
RESEARCH INSTITUTE• LANGAN ENVIRONMENTAL &
ENGINEERING• URS CORPORATION• EXXONMOBIL CORPORATION
WEBSITE FOR PROGRAMWEBSITE FOR PROGRAM
• http://andromeda.rutgers.edu~OEDG