In order to motivate students to pursue careers in STEM and to make them College and Career Ready, it is important for students to experience the involved in conducting scientific research. With that in mind, students will work in groups and carry out research that is related to the Chesapeake Bay, on topics of their choice. These research projects will be semester long and encompass the following components:
Selecting a broad topic of interest
Conducing background research
Developing a research question and making a hypothesis based on background research
Writing a proposal as to why their research in important to the Chesapeake Bay
Designing and implementing experimental procedures to collect data
Data analysis
Drawing conclusions based upon data and observations
Communicating their results in a mock environmental symposium
Selecting a broad topic of interest
Conducing background research
Developing a research question and making a hypothesis based on background research
Writing a proposal as to why their research in important to the Chesapeake Bay
Designing and implementing experimental procedures to collect data
Data analysis
Drawing conclusions based upon data and observations
Communicating their results in a mock environmental symposium