UROP Project
Bridging the gap into the Geosciences for underrepresented pre-college students
Geoscience, Science Education, summer camp, place-based learning
Research Mentor: Dr. Amanda Tazaz, She/her/hers
Department, College, Affiliation: Learning Systems Institute, N/A
Contact Email: atazaz@lsi.fsu.edu
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Department, College, Affiliation: Learning Systems Institute, N/A
Contact Email: atazaz@lsi.fsu.edu
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Looking for Research Assistants: Maybe one more
Number of Research Assistants: 2
Relevant Majors: Open to all majors.
Project Location: On FSU Main Campus
Research Assistant Transportation Required: Remote or In-person: Partially Remote
Approximate Weekly Hours: 5-10, Flexible schedule (Combination of business and outside of business. TBD between student and research mentor.)
Roundtable Times and Zoom Link: Wednesday, September 6th at 3pm.
Thursday, September 7th at 5pm.
Friday, September 8th at 12pm.
Recording: https://fsu.zoom.us/rec/share/6FGyb-sXz5_0iC1dFx0PajVirDYlXi6BDvrHlwuUkQZcBNeL2-rhaOyLJAfZIqxS.nz2ZQ3cHCbbH6rBm
Number of Research Assistants: 2
Relevant Majors: Open to all majors.
Project Location: On FSU Main Campus
Research Assistant Transportation Required: Remote or In-person: Partially Remote
Approximate Weekly Hours: 5-10, Flexible schedule (Combination of business and outside of business. TBD between student and research mentor.)
Roundtable Times and Zoom Link: Wednesday, September 6th at 3pm.
Thursday, September 7th at 5pm.
Friday, September 8th at 12pm.
Recording: https://fsu.zoom.us/rec/share/6FGyb-sXz5_0iC1dFx0PajVirDYlXi6BDvrHlwuUkQZcBNeL2-rhaOyLJAfZIqxS.nz2ZQ3cHCbbH6rBm
Project Description
In this project, we will create a geoscience summer camp program focused on local environmental challenges that will be implemented with pre-college students in the Boys and Girls Club of the Big Bend. The aim of this project is to provide exposure and hands-on-research opportunities in geoscience to historically underrepresented high school students. The project will develop summer camp activities focused on the following 4 topics: rising sea level and coastal management, ground water and the karst aquifer, river management, and natural hazards (such as storms).This project is at its very early stage and I am open to allowing my UROP mentee to select which topic they would like to focus on.
Research Tasks: Literature review, summer camp activity development, piloting activities developed for the program.
Skills that research assistant(s) may need: Ability to work independently and in groups.
Time management skills.
Strong communication skills.