Project-Based Learning

Project-Based Learning

Coastal Change Oral Histories ProjectProjects-Oral-Histories

This education/outreach project is designed to engage high school students to document cultural, environmental and historical knowledge of south Louisiana communities and changes its people have experienced, preserving that knowledge for future generations. It also offers a learning opportunity for the communities, providing a focused lens where they can identify and distinguish the impacts of climatic changes and its symptoms – such as sea level rise.

 

Photo: Coastal RootsCoastal Roots

Students from 4th grade through high school in south Louisiana are taking part in this project by establishing nurseries at their schools. Students are growing native restoration seedlings that they will plant in the fall in a coastal wetland restoration project in south Louisiana.

 

 

Photo: GPSGeoStewards

GeoStewards is an afterschool geographic information science (GIS)-based research initiative for high school students in the EnvironMentors program. It was created to foster returning students’ growth and confidence in their senior year.

 

 

Projects-Native-FishNative Fish in the Classroom

Native Fish in the Classroom is a multi-disciplinary classroom-based project for intermediate and middle school students. Classes involved in this project will rear paddlefish from eggs to fingerlings during the spring semester. The fingerlings will be returned to state personnel for tagging and release.

 

 

Image: Environmentors standing in water looking at vegetationEnvironMentors

LSU EnvironMentors (EM) is an award-winning after-school science mentoring initiative that connects public high school students in East Baton Rouge parish with passionate LSU undergraduate and graduate mentors.