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July 20, 2008 




Measuring Feeding Trays

Measuring Feeding Trays

Students measure the remains of a feeding tray after it was left overnight near Jordanelle Reservoir. The students put pre-measured feed in the trays the day before and placed the trays near the river corridor in order to test animal foraging behavior.


Project WEST
204 Mines, Univeristy of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0112


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WEST is now accepting applications for teachers for the 2008-9 school year!  Please download an application here.  The deadline for teacher applications is May 9, 2008.


What is WEST?

Project WEST (Water, the Environment, Science, and Teaching) is a National Science Foundation sponsored program to promote discovery-based science in the public schools. WEST partners the University of Utah, the Utah Museum of Natural History, and the Salt Lake City School District to enhance inquiry-based science teaching in grades 4-9.

Graduate student “fellows” from the University of Utah’s departments of Geology and Geophysics, Biology, and Meteorology work with public school teachers to develop hands-on lesson plans, conduct experiments, and lead field trips that immerse students in the scientific process. The ultimate goal of WEST is to instill in students a sense of wonder and passion about nature that will inspire them to choose career paths in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) disciplines.

 


This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0338340. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.



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Congratulations to our new 2008-9 WEST Fellows!

Seth Arens
Keith Christianson
Kit Clemons
Maura Hahnenberger
Grant Hurst
Alexandra Parvaz
Krysia Skorko
Eric Smith
Natalie Spohn

WEST's EARTHscape is an online resource for information, resources, lessons, and ideas about water and the environment along Utah's Wasatch Front.  WEST fellows from the departments of Geology and Geophysics, Biology, and Meteorology work in teams to create content that is multidisciplinary in nature and multi-tiered in scope.

 


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