Making Geosciences Making Geosciences “Real” for Urban Youth in “Real” for Urban Youth in

Newark, NJNewark, NJ

Alexander Gates & Michael KalczynskiAlexander Gates & Michael Kalczynski

Earth & Environmental SciencesEarth & Environmental Sciences

Rutgers University-NewarkRutgers University-Newark

Standard Earth Sciences in NJStandard Earth Sciences in NJ

• No Classes

• Non-college bound

• Environmental Sciences-all ecology

• Classic Geology

INFUSION OF APPLIED INFUSION OF APPLIED GEOSCIENCESGEOSCIENCES

• PETROLEUM GEOLOGY

• ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY

• MINING GEOLOGY

• ENGINEERING GEOLOGY

COMPONENTSCOMPONENTS• 9TH GRADE CURRICULUM CHANGE• MODULES FOR BIO, CHEM AND PHYSICS• AFTERSCHOOL SCIENCE EXPLORERS• SUMMER PROGRAM• TEACHER TRAINING• PARENT ENGAGEMENT• SHADOWING, INTERN-EXTERNSHIPS• COLLEGE ACTIVITIES - RECYCLING• JOB PLACEMENT

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLSPARTICIPATING SCHOOLS

• SCIENCE PARK HIGH SCHOOL

• TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL

• BARRINGER HIGH SCHOOL &

(9TH GRADE ACADEMY)

• AMERICAN HISTORY HIGH SCHOOL

• UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL

HANDS-ON EXERCISESHANDS-ON EXERCISES

• Oil Game• Tsunami Tank• Groundwater Pollution Tank• Floods, Gauging Stations, Meanders• Leaky Landfill• Geothermal Energy• Environmental Game• Ore Separation, Assaying, Mine Pollution

The Oil GameThe Oil Gamehttp://youtubehttp://youtube

MODELMODEL

FLOODS, GAUGING STATIONS, FLOODS, GAUGING STATIONS, MEANDERSMEANDERS

PARTNERSPARTNERS• RUTGERS-NEWARK• KEAN UNIVERSITY• NEWARK MUSEUM• MEADOWLANDS ENVIRONMENTAL

RESEARCH INSTITUTE• LANGAN ENVIRONMENTAL &

ENGINEERING• URS CORPORATION• EXXONMOBIL CORPORATION

WEBSITE FOR PROGRAMWEBSITE FOR PROGRAM

• http://andromeda.rutgers.edu~OEDG