More than 7500 schools in 85 countries participate in this program. During the workshop, many field trips were made including one to Lake Texoma, where water samples were collected and analyzed. Workshop participants collecting water samples below the dam at Lake Texoma. Workshop participants determining soil texture and particle size. Workshop participants investigating the rate of water infiltration into the soil.
Teachers learn how to estimate percent canopy coverage of an area using a densiometer.
Another protocol teaches the proper way to measure tree circumference. Teachers used their five senses to explore soil in one of the learning activities. The workshop will be offered in the summer of 2001. The workshop is funded by a grant from the Dwight D Eisenhower Math and Science Program. See SOSU's online summer schedule for workshop dates.