Developing a Student-Scientist Partnership: Boreal Forest Watch

摘要

A student-scientist partnership outreach program was funded by the U.S. National Aero- nautics and Space Administration's Boreal Ecosystem-Atmosphere Study (BOREAS) to involve students and teachers in scientific investigations pertinent to global change research occur- ring within the boreal region of Canada. Boreal Forest Watch was planned, designed and piloted by an interdisciplinary group of education and science professionals from the Uni- versity of New Hampshire, the Prince Albert National Park, and several schools in central Saskatchewan, Canada. A two goal approach was adopted to 1) ensure the educational sig- nificance of the program and 2) introduce scientifically valid methods for collection of re- search data pertinent to global change scientists.