Welcome all youth, educators and folks who are just-plain-interested in the next 4-H Follow a Researcher® expedition, and thanks for joining us! This is the first episode in our weekly video series over the duration of Lynn’s expedition. We hope that these videos will help spark curiosity and rich discussion as you use this program […]
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Science Friday, a nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing the public’s access to science and scientific information, recently posted about a University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H program that connects youth with a graduate student conducting fieldwork in a remote location. This fall, the Follow a Researcher™ program will take place in Antarctica with Lynn Kaluzienski, […]
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This fall, the University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H will again connect youth with a graduate student conducting fieldwork in a remote location as part of its Follow a Researcher® program. The program’s third expedition will take place in Antarctica with Lynn Kaluzienski, a Ph.D. student in UMaine’s Department of Earth and Climate Sciences and […]
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Kit Hamley, a graduate student at the University of Maine’s Climate Change Institute, was a recent guest on Falkland Islands Television. She spoke about her research on an extinct species of fox called the warrah. Using field and laboratory techniques, Hamley hopes to learn how and when the animal arrived in the Falklands. “It’s been […]
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If you’ve ever been on a camping trip, you know how much planning and preparation are involved. You might have experienced a time when you brought too much, or even worse, forgot something important. These oversights can impact your goals for the trip by affecting how you will accomplish them, and whether or not they […]
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Last week we introduced the practice of developing and using models showing different ways the warrah might have reached the Falkland Islands. We will explore how Kit will be using models to help her decide what sorts of data she should collect while she is in the field. First let’s talk about what mean by […]
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Catching up, looking ahead, and more scientific practices In last weeks’s video, Kit described the process of asking questions and gathering and evaluating information to try to answer the question: When and how did the warrah make it to the Falkland Islands? In this week’s video, Kit will be: developing and using models, constructing explanations […]
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Throughout our journey, we will be getting more familiar with the things that scientists and engineers do. Not only are these practices central to the life of a scientist but also to your own experiences in the science classroom and beyond. We’ll start by asking questions. Despite the various work settings of science, one thing […]
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WLBZ2.com interviewed Kit Hamley, a masters student at the University of Maine, who talked about her role in the UMaine Extension 4-H Follow a Researcher™ program. Hamley is leaving for the Falkland Islands on January 14.
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WABI.TV interviewed Kit Hamley about her role in the UMaine Extension 4-H Follow a Researcher® program and her visit to Hudson Elementary School. While at the school, Hamley led the program’s first live Twitter chat for her expedition. Educators and students will be able to communicate with Hamley through live Twitter chats during her expedition, […]
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