Title :
SENSE IT — Student enabled network of sensors for the environmental using innovative technology
Author_Institution :
Beacon Inst. for Rivers & Estuaries, Beacon, NY, USA
Abstract :
SENSE IT is a project, sponsored by the National Science Foundation´s Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) program, which integrates science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) skills into a robust interdisciplinary curricula and teacher development effort in which high school students and teachers design, build, test, deploy and interpret data generated by their own water quality sensors.
Keywords :
education; sensors; teaching; water quality; ITEST program; SENSE IT; STEM; innovative technology; interdisciplinary curricula; student-implemented water monitoring network; teacher development; water quality sensors; Data engineering; Design engineering; Educational institutions; Educational programs; Educational technology; Industrial training; Mathematics; Process design; Rivers; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS 2009, MTS/IEEE Biloxi - Marine Technology for Our Future: Global and Local Challenges
Conference_Location :
Biloxi, MS
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4960-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-933957-38-1
