Dutchess Academy of Environmental Studies A Model GLOBE Program School.
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GLOBE at Norrie Point
• Franchise/Partner Teacher Training Site since 1996.
• Over 120 teachers trained in the Hudson Valley.
• GLOBE Protocol Video Filming site
• Home of the “MUC-athon”-- over 17% of the GLOBE Program qualitative land cover data for the world has come from Dutchess County!
• Students addressed the United Nations Sustainable Development Conference on Earth Day 1999 and the World Space Congress 2002 and the GLOBE Program Office in 2006.
What is the Academy?
The Academy was a two year, half-time turned one year,
full day, bridge program to prepare students for education
and careers in ecology and the natural sciences.
Norrie Point Environmental Site•Walking distance to river, forests, streams, wetlands, marina
•Short paddle to Esopus Island & Black Creek Preserve
Hudson River Estuary & Esopus Island
1000 acre Mills-Norrie State Park
• BIO 225: Environmental Measurements• The GLOBE Program (www.globe.gov)
– Apply the theory from BIO 107: Ecology to measure hydrology, soils, atmosphere, and land cover.
• Geographic Information Systems– Computer mapping using MapInfo and MultiSpec
• Natural Resource Management• Land Use Planning--local and global
• Student-Designed Field Research Project– As a class, design and execute an 8 week field research project using GLOBE
protocols.
Spring
GLOBE Protocols
Tree Height with Clinometer
Densiometer for Canopy Coverage
Auger Sampling
PercolationTest
Soil Sample Chemistry Soil Profile with horizons
This graph displays the mean air temperature for schools in Australia (red), Benin (green), and the US (blue)
The inverse relationship between water temperature and dissolved oxygen (DO)
Chemistry Connection: Henry’s Law states the solubility of gases generally decreases with increasing temperature
The Class of 2002 investigated difference in soil moisture and temperature as a result of canopy cover
and land cover type.
The Class of 2003 investigated differences
between study plots on the
mainland and on Esopus Island and
presented their research at the
GLOBE Learning Expedition in
Croatia in July.