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1 STEM Education and Professional Studies 228 Education Building Norfolk, Virginia Phone (757) Fax (757) Office of the Chair Fashion Merchandising Industrial Technology Instructional Design and Technology Marketing Education Mathematics Education Occupational and Technical Studies Science Education Technology Education Training Specialist Military Career Transition Program In Technology July 8, 2010 Project SEARCH Summer Academy The NOAA/B-WET-funded Project SEARCH Summer Academy provides Portsmouth Public School 5 th graders with an opportunity to engage in authentic scientific inquiry and make a positive impact in their community. In collaboration with Old Dominion University s Department of STEM Education, ODU s Center for Coastal Physical Oceanography, NOAA, Portsmouth Public Schools, Elizabeth River Project, Southern Coalition for Social Justice, and others, PPS 5 th graders will design, build, and deploy an observation buoy that will be used by citizens, schools, governmental and nongovernmental organizations to collect data regarding water quality in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. During this intense weeklong academy, participants will learn about * Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Concepts * STEM-Related Careers * Environmental Stewardship and Community Engagement The academy is scheduled for July at Victory Elementary School in Portsmouth, VA. There is no cost to participate in the Project SEARCH Summer Academy. Students parents/guardians are responsible for transportation to and from Victory Elementary School Monday through Thursday and for transportation to and from City Park in Portsmouth on Friday. Additionally, parents/guardians are responsible for providing their child with a bag lunch Monday through Thursday. On Friday Project SEARCH will provide lunch for the students. Enclosed are the academy schedule, informed consent form, and photo release form. Parents/Guardians, please complete the informed consent form and the photo release form and bring them to the academy on Monday morning when you drop off your child. For additional information, please contact Dr. Daniel Dickerson at or ddickers@odu.edu or visit us at Thank you, Dr. Daniel Dickerson Associate Professor of Science Education Department of STEM Education and Professional Studies Old Dominion University NOAA Project SEARCH - PI Old Dominion University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution

2 ProjectSEARCHSummerAcademy July26 30,2010 OverviewofProjectSEARCHAcademy Monday July26 BuildingaBuoy What sabuoyand whyshouldwe care? Tuesday July27 BuildingaSensor Howdoyoumakea scientific instrument? Wednesday July28 TheRealDeal:Part 1 Designinganauthentic instrumentbuoy Thursday July29 TheRealDeal:Part 2 Buildinganauthentic instrumentbuoy Friday July30 Deployment Day Putitinthe water! 9:00am 12:00pm Welcoming Remarks BuildaBuoy Challenge Observational Buoys(digital) STEMCareer Education (Environmental Law) Research Questions/Problems DesignPrinciples Buildthe ObservationalBuoy Integrationwith ElizabethRiver Projectandothers (whowillusethe data) Launchthe Observational BuoyatCity Park 12:00pm 1:00pm Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Closing Remarks 1:00pm 3:00pm FinalTestsofthe BuildaBuoy Challenge Observational Buoys(analog) BuoyElectrical Systems Buoy Communication Systems BuoySocial Concerns Buildthe ObservationalBuoy FinishBuildingthe ObservationalBuoy Testthe ObservationalBuoy

3 ProjectSEARCHSummerAcademy July26 30,2010 DetailedDailyAgenda Monday,July26 8:30 9:00am 9:00am 9:45am 10:00am 12:00pm 1:00pm 2:00pm 2:50pm 3:00pm Parents/Guardiansdropoffstudentsby9:00amatVictory ElementarySchoolandproceedtoroom402.Aregistration tablewillbesetupoutsidetheroom.mrs.hathcockwillcheck studentsinandprovidethemwithanagenda,nametag,and tshirt.additionally,studentsandparentswillturnincompleted IRBandphotoreleaseformsfortheacademy. Dr.Dickerson,ODUAssociateProfessorofScienceEducation, willadministertheresearchinstruments. Dr.Dickersonwillprovidewelcomingremarks.Purpose, logisticsandtimelineforthedayandthefulleventwillbe explained. Dr.DickersonwillleadtheBuildaBuoyChallenge.Participants willlearnaboutdensity,buoyancy,andcenterofgravity. Participantswilleattheirlunchestheybroughtfromhome. Participantswillfinishbuildingandtestingtheirbuoys.A winningteamfromthechallengewillbeidentified.each memberoftheteamwillreceiveaprize. Participantswillconverttheirbuoysintoobservationalbuoys usingthermometers.theparticipantswillexplorethenature androleofobservationalbuoys. ClosingremarksforDay1. Participantsdepart.

4 ProjectSEARCHSummerAcademy July26 30,2010 DetailedDailyAgenda Tuesday,July27 8:30 9:00am 9:00am 10:30am 12:00pm 1:00pm 2:50pm 3:00pm Parents/Guardiansdropoffstudentsby9:00amatVictory ElementarySchoolandproceedtoroom402.Aregistration tablewillbesetupoutsidetheroom.dr.pattihorne,assistant ProfessorofElementaryEducationatAverettUniversity,will checkstudentsinandhelpfacilitateactivitiesthroughoutthe day. Dr.Dickersonwillleadthebuildathermometeractivity.Mrs. Deans,EnviroBaseTeacher,willleadstudentsintheexploration ofthelabquestsanddr.dickersonwillfocusonthedifference betweenanaloganddigitalsensors. Mrs.Mirtenbaum,aUniversityofNorthCarolinaatChapelHill environmentallawstudentfromthesoutherncoalitionfor SocialJustice,willspeakaboutintegratedSTEMcareers. Participantswilleattheirlunchestheybroughtfromhome. Dr.Dickersonwillleadthelightbulbcircuitactivity.Dr. Katsioloudis,ODUAssistantProfessorofTechnologyEducation, willconductactivitiesthatexplorethedifferencebetween communicationmethodsforobservationalbuoys.ingroups, participantswillconsiderwhatsocialconcernsexistwhenusing abuoy. ClosingremarksforDay2. Participantsdepart.

5 ProjectSEARCHSummerAcademy July26 30,2010 DetailedDailyAgenda Wednesday,July28 8:30 9:00am 9:00am 12:00pm 1:00pm 2:50pm 3:00pm Parents/Guardiansdropoffstudentsby9:00amatVictory ElementarySchoolandproceedtoroom402.Aregistration tablewillbesetupoutsidetheroom.dr.pattihornewillcheck studentsinandhelpfacilitateactivitiesthroughouttheday. Dr.KatsioloudiswillintroduceDesignPrinciplestoparticipants. Usingthoseprinciples,participantswillbegindesigningthe largeobservationalbuoy.dr.dickersonwilladdressthenature ofscienceandtherelationshipbetweenscience,technology, engineering,andmathematics. Participantswilleattheirlunchestheybroughtfromhome. Participantswillbeginconstructionofthelargeobservational buoyfoundationandsuperstructures. ClosingremarksforDay2. Participantsdepart.

6 ProjectSEARCHSummerAcademy July26 30,2010 DetailedDailyAgenda Thursday,July29 8:30 9:00am 9:00am 10:30am 12:00pm 1:00pm 2:50pm 3:00pm Parents/Guardiansdropoffstudentsby9:00amatVictory ElementarySchoolandproceedtoroom402.Aregistration tablewillbesetupoutsidetheroom.dr.pattihornewillcheck studentsinandhelpfacilitateactivitiesthroughouttheday. RobinDunbarfromtheElizabethRiverProjectwilltalkabout howobservationalbuoysareusedtoprotecttheenvironment andspecificallyhowthebuoytheparticipantsarebuildingwill beusedtosupporterp sandvadeq sefforts. Participantswillbeginconstructionofthelargeobservational buoyelectricalandcommunicationcomponents. Participantswilleattheirlunchestheybroughtfromhome. Participantswillfinishconstructionandbeginfinaltestingofthe buoy. ClosingremarksforDay2. Participantsdepart.

7 ProjectSEARCHSummerAcademy July26 30,2010 DetailedDailyAgenda Friday,July30 8:30 9:00am 9:00am 10:30am 11:30pm 1:00pm Parents/Guardiansdropoffstudentsby9:00amatCityParkin PortsmouthandproceedtoTripleShelters(nearthetennis courts).aregistrationtablewillbesetupthere.wewillpost signsatcityparkthatwillprovidedirectionfromtheparkinglot toourmeetinglocation.dr.pattihornewillcheckstudentsin andhelpfacilitateactivitiesthroughouttheday. Dr.Dickersonwilladministerthepost interventionresearch instruments. Participantswilltestthelargeobservationalbuoyandlaunchit. Newsmediamaybeinattendance. ClosingremarksforDay2andlunchprovidedbyODU. Participantsdepart.