Center for Earth and Environmental Science
Indiana University ~ Purdue University, Indianapolis

IUPUI
School of Science
Department of Earth Sciences

Utilizing a mobile resource trailer equipped with interactive technology tools, web interface, and GIS mapping capabilities, the DSE program travels to your school to provide FREE educational programming at school ground natural areas. All programs are aligned to Indiana State Standards in science and mathematics and Excellence in Environmental Education - Guidelines for Learning (Pre K - 12), feature hands-on, outdoor scientific investigations and can be individually tailored to suit your surrounding local environment, science and technology education needs, student and teacher knowledge base, and time. Target Audience: 4th-9th grade students and teachers in Marion, Boone, Hamilton, Madison, Hancock, Shelby, Johnson, Morgan, and Hendricks Counties. Program Availability: August 24 - November 25, 2009 and March 29 – June 11, 2010.  Each program includes an introductory activity visit scheduled prior to the field activity visit. Programs Offered: New Programs for the Spring 2010 Program Season! Understanding Global and Local Albedo Effect Algal Bloom Investigation Soil Biology and Respiration   Water Quality Studies Prairie Research Physical Assessment of Stream Water Quality Prairie Soil Study Chemical Assessment of Stream Water Quality Prairie Ecosystem Investigation Biological Assessment of Stream Water Quality Plant Biodiversity and Photosynthesis Groundwater Analysis Prairie Bird Observations   Wetland Exploration Woodland Investigations Wetland Soil Study Woodland Soil Study Wetland Ecosystem Investigation Woodland Ecosystem Investigation Wetland Water Quality (Chemical Assessment) Tree Monitoring Wetland Water Quality (Biological Assessment) Woodland Bird Observations DSE Photo Gallery (updated seasonally!) Discovering the Science of the Environment is offered by the Center for Earth and Environmental Science (CEES) at IUPUI, and the Visualization and Interactive Spaces Lab, a division of the Pervasive Technology Labs at Indiana University and seeks to:   fundamentally change the way students view the environment and their role in improving environmental quality and;   develop scientifically and technologically skilled students that are engaged in scientific inquiry and interested in career pathways in science, engineering, and technology. To schedule a program or to receive more information, please contact: Brooke Furge Education Specialist IUPUI Center for Earth and Environmental Science 723 West Michigan Street, SL 118 Indianapolis, Indiana  46202 bfurge@iupui.edu Information Related to the 2010 DSE Summer Institute for Teachers

We are pleased to announce that Veolia Water Indianapolis has made the lead philanthropic gift to this program. We have also received significant funding support from the Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust, Eli Lilly and Company Foundation, Dow AgroSciences, Duke Energy, Hoover Family Foundation and Indianapolis Power & Light Company with proposals currently in review by additional foundations and corporations. For more information about the program and opportunities for program sponsorship, please contact us.

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Center for Earth and Environmental Science
 School of Science
 Indiana University~Purdue University, Indianapolis
 723 West Michigan Street, SL118
 Indianapolis, IN 46202
 www.cees.iupui.edu
 cees@iupui.edu