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Inaugural Schoolyard Ecology Data Jam Showcases K-12 Projects
On Thursday, June 6th, four classes that participate in our Schoolyard Ecology program gathered to share their learning from the year in an interactive and creative way at our first ever "data jam!" Including vibrant displays that showcased their work with long-term data collected by students, fifth graders taught high school participants about the phenology of their trees through games, artwork, and interactive sculpture. High Schoolers taught the 5th graders about their work measuring carbon storage in their forest plots, how they determined the ages of their trees, and the recurrence of beech leaf disease in their field sites.
We were wowed by the TREEmendous creativity and data literacy on display. Thank you to the students and teachers from JR Briggs Elementary School in Ashburnham, Quabbin Regional High School in Barre, St Mary's Parish School in Westfield, and the O'Hara Nature Center in Irvington, NY.
Photos by Ava Rubin, Data Jam participant and high school senior.
