My students need a Microsense Nitrate Ion Electrode Sensor.
FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Enguidanos's classroom raised $592
This project is fully funded
Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month
This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
Inner-city youth blossom when they are exposed to authentic research experiences in nature. I teach science to teens that are on probation, the majority living in less than ideal conditions in "the projects". As soon as I get them out of the classroom and into a natural setting, they begin to demonstrate some wonderful qualities, such as curiosity, team work, hard work ethics, and a sense of responsibility to do something to preserve and protect the natural environment.
We have been focused on studying a chain of lakes located in a large urban park near our school. Nitrate ion concentration is an important parameter in nearly all water quality studies. Nitrates can be introduced by acidic rainfall, fertilizer runoff from fields, gardens, and plant or animal decay or waste.
This project is based on a number of college fieldwork classes and so prepares students to conduct college level fieldwork. The students who participate in this project are much more likely to see college as something they can achieve and approach their future with confidence.
We need a Microsense Nitrate Ion Sensor to add to our existing sensors that allow us to measure other important water quality parameters (such as pH, dissolved oxygen, water temperature, CO2 and phosphates).
If you feel that inner-city youth deserve a chance to do quality fieldwork in environmental studies, then this is the project for you! You will give these students access to very accurate tools for monitoring the quality of the water in the watershed that surrounds our school.
Students who have quality experiences in nature in these formative years tend to grow up much more committed to caring for the environment. Given these accurate tools and training they soon know more about water quality than the most adults living in the same area. This gives them confidence they need when interacting in academic and professional environments. Any help that you give these students is an investment in their future success, in addressing issues of equity, as well as for the future of the natural environment.
More than half of students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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