Registration for Visualize Your Water Challenge Workshop |
1. Visualize Your Water Challenge Workshop
Introductory Workshop:
February 2, 2016
University of Minnesota Duluth
February 2, 2016
University of Minnesota Duluth
108 Heller Hall
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm (dinner and parking included)
High school teachers and mentors of high school students are invited and may bring 1 or 2 students as space allows. Interested middle school teachers are encouraged to sign up to learn about nutrient pollution, GIS, and story maps and will be accepted unless space is too limited.
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm (dinner and parking included)
High school teachers and mentors of high school students are invited and may bring 1 or 2 students as space allows. Interested middle school teachers are encouraged to sign up to learn about nutrient pollution, GIS, and story maps and will be accepted unless space is too limited.
Challenge details:
High school educator in the Great Lakes Basin? Help your students prepare to enter the Visualize Your Water Challenge. The challenge opened January 13, 2016 and closes on March 1, 2016. Learn more about it at Visualize Your Water.
The challenge is seeking creative and compelling visualizations of water quality in the Chesapeake Bay and Great Lakes Basin states*. From your local stream to the entire watershed, high school students are challenged to tell the story of nutrient pollution in their region in creative and innovative ways using mapping tools. Participating in the Visualize Your Water challenge will give your students the opportunity to master career-ready technology skills, learn more about nutrient pollution in your local watershed and receive recognition and prizes for their contributions.
This challenge is hosted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Geological Survey, and a coalition of government agencies and private industry in support of the work of the Challenging Nutrients coalition and the White House ConnectED Initiative).
*Eligible states: Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
High school educator in the Great Lakes Basin? Help your students prepare to enter the Visualize Your Water Challenge. The challenge opened January 13, 2016 and closes on March 1, 2016. Learn more about it at Visualize Your Water.
The challenge is seeking creative and compelling visualizations of water quality in the Chesapeake Bay and Great Lakes Basin states*. From your local stream to the entire watershed, high school students are challenged to tell the story of nutrient pollution in their region in creative and innovative ways using mapping tools. Participating in the Visualize Your Water challenge will give your students the opportunity to master career-ready technology skills, learn more about nutrient pollution in your local watershed and receive recognition and prizes for their contributions.
This challenge is hosted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Geological Survey, and a coalition of government agencies and private industry in support of the work of the Challenging Nutrients coalition and the White House ConnectED Initiative).
*Eligible states: Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
Please fill out the registration form to the best of your ability (some questions may not apply to your situation).