The time is nearing for our big trip across much of the state to study how we can use coal to enhance our teaching.
Pat, Dennis, Karen, Annette and I have been meeting to plan for a trip that will be an unforgettable week that will become a transforming experience for your classroom.
Several items have been placed in the Dropbox folder for the coal class:
First, a lab that we will use at Yellow Creek, Coketon, Joe Knob and Nuttallburg to measure water quality is available. This is Lab 4 from your LabQuest Inquiry with Environmental Science manual. A separate single page document is available for the data sheet. Since Dropbox will only be available when a 3G or WiFi signal is present, you will want to download these documents to your Samsung Tab.
Karen has also placed a final itinerary in our Dropbox folder. This document is much the same as the one you were given in April at our first class meetings. However, some of the locations and times for stops on the trip have been tweaked. Please note that this document lists the deliverables that you will provide (lesson plans, blog posts, implementation in a classroom, etc) and also provides a list of items that you may wish to bring. Lodging locations and contact telephone numbers are in this document as well.
To cover the major items:
Sunday – Depart at 1 pm – visit Parsons windmills and mine locations in Thomas
Monday – Yellow Creek, Coketon – we have scheduled time to collect data and conduct labs here
Tuesday – Joe Knob, Nuttallburg – compare two abandoned mine areas, conduct labs
Wednesday – Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine, Terex Manufacturing, Welch courthouse, Matewan – this is our busiest and longest day
Thursday - CoalMac surface mine, Mountain Laurel Deep Mine – compare modern surface and deep mines
Friday - Rock Springs Mine – potential early completion, unload vans at BOE in afternoon
As you can tell, each day will be busy but we want you to get the absolute most from each and every opportunity. We will do quick picnic lunches many days since there are few places to eat along the way and a roadside lunch is a quick way to get to our next stop for the trip. Lack of bathroom facilities is always an issue on these trips. We will try to alert you when we will be away from a bathroom for some time.
The weather is always unpredictable so be prepared for anything.
There has been some discussion as to whether you need to bring your LabQuests. The answer is YES. We want you to use the probeware to conduct the labs and to gain confidence and experience in using the devices. Please have the LabQuests charged and ready since we will be putting them to immediate use on Monday morning. Also you will want to bring a charger for your cell phone. Coverage is minimal at best.
On another topic, please don’t neglect to develop your coal based lesson plans. The previous blog post gives directions for these lesson plans. These deliverable are an important part of demonstrating to NSF and other contributors to this project that we are putting the skills to work in our classrooms.
Pat and I will be working out of town from July 11-15 but we will be watching the blog and checking our emails. If you need us or have any questions, please shoot an email or post a comment to the blog. We will try to respond as quickly as possible.
Pat, Dennis, Karen, Annette and I have been meeting to plan for a trip that will be an unforgettable week that will become a transforming experience for your classroom.
Several items have been placed in the Dropbox folder for the coal class:
First, a lab that we will use at Yellow Creek, Coketon, Joe Knob and Nuttallburg to measure water quality is available. This is Lab 4 from your LabQuest Inquiry with Environmental Science manual. A separate single page document is available for the data sheet. Since Dropbox will only be available when a 3G or WiFi signal is present, you will want to download these documents to your Samsung Tab.
Karen has also placed a final itinerary in our Dropbox folder. This document is much the same as the one you were given in April at our first class meetings. However, some of the locations and times for stops on the trip have been tweaked. Please note that this document lists the deliverables that you will provide (lesson plans, blog posts, implementation in a classroom, etc) and also provides a list of items that you may wish to bring. Lodging locations and contact telephone numbers are in this document as well.
To cover the major items:
Sunday – Depart at 1 pm – visit Parsons windmills and mine locations in Thomas
Monday – Yellow Creek, Coketon – we have scheduled time to collect data and conduct labs here
Tuesday – Joe Knob, Nuttallburg – compare two abandoned mine areas, conduct labs
Wednesday – Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine, Terex Manufacturing, Welch courthouse, Matewan – this is our busiest and longest day
Thursday - CoalMac surface mine, Mountain Laurel Deep Mine – compare modern surface and deep mines
Friday - Rock Springs Mine – potential early completion, unload vans at BOE in afternoon
As you can tell, each day will be busy but we want you to get the absolute most from each and every opportunity. We will do quick picnic lunches many days since there are few places to eat along the way and a roadside lunch is a quick way to get to our next stop for the trip. Lack of bathroom facilities is always an issue on these trips. We will try to alert you when we will be away from a bathroom for some time.
The weather is always unpredictable so be prepared for anything.
There has been some discussion as to whether you need to bring your LabQuests. The answer is YES. We want you to use the probeware to conduct the labs and to gain confidence and experience in using the devices. Please have the LabQuests charged and ready since we will be putting them to immediate use on Monday morning. Also you will want to bring a charger for your cell phone. Coverage is minimal at best.
On another topic, please don’t neglect to develop your coal based lesson plans. The previous blog post gives directions for these lesson plans. These deliverable are an important part of demonstrating to NSF and other contributors to this project that we are putting the skills to work in our classrooms.
Pat and I will be working out of town from July 11-15 but we will be watching the blog and checking our emails. If you need us or have any questions, please shoot an email or post a comment to the blog. We will try to respond as quickly as possible.
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