<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif;font-size:small"><span class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Looking for a long term student project in science or math</span><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0.8);color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif">? Looking for "real </span><span class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">data</span><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0.8);color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif">"?</span><br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0.8)">The skills of understanding, interpreting, and presenting data are essential in a world where our ability to collect data outpaces our ability to make it understandable. The <a href="https://nes-lter.whoi.edu" target="_blank">LTER</a> Schoolyard program at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute is <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif">once again </span>offering <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif">its </span>ocean<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif"> and climate</span> Data Jam which emphasizes creativity in presenting data. Doing the Data Jam is like doing science fair, except the data has already been collected-- by scientists, on oceanographic research cruises, south of Cape Cod. It's the real thing! And the science team loves seeing what students come up with looking at their data!</span></div><div style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0.8)">The challenge for students is to graph, analyze, and interpret one of the provided data sets. Their goal is to </span><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0.8);color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif">creatively </span><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0.8);color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif">present their work as a compelling data-based story or message</span><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0.8);color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif"> </span><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0.8);color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif">for the general public</span><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0.8);color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif"> through song, dance, paint, or wherever their passions lead them. <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif">IN the past years,</span> among the projects we<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif">'ve</span> had a <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif">video game, a </span>cake, play<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif">s</span>, puppet show<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif">s</span>, dance<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif">s</span>, and <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif">a </span>storybook.<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif;font-size:small"> </span></span></div><div><font color="#000000" face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0.8)">You can get students Data Jamming as a class project or after school activity (requiring 8+ hours). There are 3 different levels offered, making it doable by MS or HS students. All teachers will be supported through an introductory workshop, webinar offerings, personal support, and even <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif">online </span>classroom support.<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif;font-size:small"> </span></span></font><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0.8);color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif">You can choose between<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif;font-size:small"> the "Full Jam" or the "Mini Jam" formats when you submit projects before Feb 15.</span></span></div><div><font color="#000000" face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0.8)">Check out the <a href="https://sites.google.com/view/nes-lter-schoolyard-datajam/" target="_blank" style="">website</a> and complete the <a href="https://forms.gle/tqZbxwJ6HDXCgYyx5" target="_blank" style="">Schoolyard interest form</a> to stay in the loop this fall. Let's Jam!</span></font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:15px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0.8)"><br></span></font></div><div><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:small"><div><font face="georgia, serif" color="#0b5394">Annette Laursen Brickley (she, her, hers)<br><br></font></div><div><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="georgia, serif" color="#0b5394"><a href="http://nes-lter.whoi.edu" target="_blank">NES-LTER</a> Education & Outreach Coord.</font></div><div><font face="georgia, serif" color="#0b5394">S<div style="display:inline">TEMming the Gaps Consulting</div></font></div><div><font face="georgia, serif" color="#0b5394"><div style="display:inline"></div><div style="display:inline">Mattapoisett</div>, MA<br>207-951-6273 (mobile)</font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><font face="times new roman, serif" color="#0b5394">Making data sing so everyone can dance and tell the stories.<font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"> </font><a href="https://sites.google.com/view/nes-lter-schoolyard-datajam" target="_blank"><font color="#0b5394">NES-LTER Data Jam</font></a></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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