Understanding who scientists are, what they do and who they are as people is often foreign to students. I try to help connect scientists and students in the classroom as often as I can. Scientists are human. They are athletes, musicians, comedians, smart, silly, creative and real people. This project connected the 8 students in this class with Dr. Tim Moore who works at the University of New Hampshire. Students skyped with Tim on several occasions to both learn from, ask questions and consult his opinion on their 3D phytoplankton models.
Here you see two examples of students showing their prototypes to Tim. The students presented their models to him, asked questions and Tim provided feedback and recommendations based on what they had accomplished and the science behind each organism.
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| Students explain Coccolithophore and Alexandirum models |
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| Tim talks with a student about his model of a Cyanobacteria |
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| A student explaining his model of Dynophysis |
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