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- Title
WHAT LIES BENEATH? Using Coverboards to Explore Biodiversity on School Grounds.
- Authors
MATTHEWS, CATHERINE E.; SINGLETON, KATIE; JACKSON, MANDA M.; BENTLEY, CORY A.; CARLONE, HEIDI
- Abstract
Coverboards and transects One of the simplest, yet impactful, coverboard projects that middle school teachers can involve their students in is the collection of information about the biodiversity on their school grounds. Teachers talked about the purpose of coverboards, how to establish a transect on school grounds and nature centers, how to properly check the coverboards, and how to collect and record data including physical parameters (e.g., temperature, soil humidity). INaturalist is a free app (for phones and computers) that can help middle school teachers and students identify animals found under coverboards. To further prepare teachers, the faculty and trained middle school teachers set up a coverboard transect at a state park in an open area between a river and an eastern deciduous forest.
- Subjects
SCHOOL grounds; MIDDLE school teachers; SCIENCE education; SCIENCE projects; BIODIVERSITY; SURGICAL gloves
- Publication
Science Scope, 2023, Vol 46, Issue 3, p12
- ISSN
0887-2376
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1080/08872376.2023.12291510