Living in the Northwest Portal (accessible with login and password only, as shown to the right.  You may access the portal from home with the same login and password.  Please make sure to include the "FSD\" and make sure the slash is going the correct direction!) Handouts:  LIN-Part 1 LIN-Part 2 LIN-Part 3 LIN-Part 4 LIN-Part 5

Eighth and ninth grade students this year are part of an exciting grant, made possible by HP and ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education).  Students will spend time identifying testable questions about the Northwest, conducting experiments, performing research, and then presenting findings to local community scientists.  This should be an authentic science experience for students involving peer critique, data collection using technology over a long period of time, and a formal presentation of findings.

Click below for links to relevant websites:

Northwest, Washington, and other Local Information: Wikipedia-Pacific Northwest Wikipedia-WA State WA Geography Facts WA-Answers.com Recent Earthquakes USDA Forest Service Wildlife Viewing in WA WA State Dept. of Ecology USGS WA Water Science Center USGS Water Data USGS Water Watch Roadway Icing and Weather Seasonal Affective Disorder Got Mold? WA Dept of Health Asthma & the Environment Air Now: WA State Air Pollutant Report NRCS WA State UV Index for the US Puget Sound Convergence Zone Concrete Wash Water: salmon & pH Science in your State: WA Living with Volcanic Risk in the Cascades Gateway to the Glaciers of Mt. Rainier

Sources of Local Data: NASA Earth Science Data My NASA Data Swivel Data Sets OBIS-Seamap NOAA Fisheries Data Statistics Fishbase NOAA Coastal Water Temp guide NOAA National Buoy Data USGS Streamflow Data NOAA Tides & Currents Columbia River Data Climate Data Library NOAA Flood Data Obesity and Diabetes Fast Food Nutritional Data Cyber Diet Fast Food Quest Northwest Weather Data WA Stream Stats State Data Center Gas Costs by Car Model and Year Sci Fair.Org Streamnet EPA Air Quality Data

Data Collection Methods: Sampling Along a Line Transect Using Quadrats to Sample Globe Program Protocols Survey and Questionnaire Design Tips Super Survey Knowledge Base Research Vocabulary Definition List

Science Teacher Websites: Mrs. Aker Dr. Johnson Mrs. Lany Mr. Moseley Ms. Swenson

Page last update November 13, 2007