Earth Science

Google Science Fair 2014

Project Dates:

2014-02-12 to 2014-05-12

Project Goal:

The Google Science Fair is a global online science and technology competition open to students ages 13 to 18.

Your Role:

Review the guidelines, develop a project idea, do the work and submit it by 12 May 2014.

Website:

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Journey North

Project Goal:

Monitor specific species as they migrate north every season and track changes from season to season.

Your Role:

Select one or more species to monitor and report your findings. You can observe, robins, monarchs, sunlight, tulips and many more.

Website:

Website Main Page

Vermont Center for Geographic Information

VCGI assists the GIS community in providing data, imagery, map viewer and geospatial technology information.Using the map viewer you can make a map of your choosing, with available data that interests you.

Project Goal:

Promote a sustainable relationship between people and their surrounding landscapes through exploration, understanding and celebrating the natural and cultural characteristics that define their community.

Your Role:

Analyze the natural history, cultural and ecological landscape of your community and engage others while doing it.

Website:

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Vermont Geological Survey

There's a wealth of information here about the geology of Vermont.

Forest Soils in the Hogback Ecoregion

This course offers 2 classroom sessions on a Thursday and 4 field trips on Saturdays, focused on the different soils in Bristol, VT. Students will learn about basic soil properties and how to use soil information maps. Field trips will explore soil examination techniques and different soil types.

Course Dates:

Thursday, March 27, 2014 to Saturday, April 19, 2014

Website:

Course Announcement

Project Goal:

Learn where vernal pools occur to improve our knowledge of them and how best to protect these critical habitats.

Your Role:

Use the interactive map to find candidate vernal pools, sign up, visit the pool to conduct some field work and submit your data.

Website:

Visit the website for details and to sign up.

Bee Hunt!

Project Goal:

Assess whether pollination by bees is in decline and if climate change is causing a mismatch between bloom times and pollination.

Your Role:

Find bees and document them with photographs, GPS location, a description of the habitat and additional details about the environment. Visit the Bee Hunt! website for details, and upload your data.

Website:

Visit Bee Hunt! for futher details.