Word: earthwatch
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Educators shared their ideas and experiences, merging their Earthwatch training and classroom activities. Some educators, like junior high school teacher Debra Schwarzendruber of Mississippi, had simulated their research with their students...
...Saturday night, a poster session designed to attract volunteers to Earthwatch projects was held in Memorial Hall. Earthwatch-sponsored scientists explained current projects and interests concerning the topics mentioned in the panel discussions...
Early Saturday morning, a teacher exchange was held where EarthCorps teachers and Earthwatch fellows compared notes on the materials they used in the classrooms...
...Earthwatch plans to sponsor 165 projects ranging form studying geological phenomena to understanding the human impact on ecosystems. To date, the program has trained more than 3,075 students and 2,625 teachers...
...Many Earthwatch volunteers are teachers who, like Schwarzendruber, wish to use their research this way. Students can also participate, but the cost of the trips may deter many from applying...