Revealing Systemic Impacts of a 12-Year Statewide Science Field Trip Program
LabVenture Statewide Systemic Impacts Study
Lead Staff:
Jim HammermanProject Staff:
Sabrina De Los SantosSummarySince 2005, through its LabVenture field trip program, the Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI) has brought roughly 70% of Maine 5th and 6th graders (over 100,000) to its Portland facility to engage in an interactive, hands-on exploration of the Gulf of Maine ecosystem and the impact of climate change. This project looks for large scale impacts of such a widespread, sustained-over-time experience on students, teachers, schools and communities. As a Research in Service to Practice project, the research also seeks to increase the capacity of informal and formal educators to connect and support experiences across the learning ecosystem.
Since 2005, through its LabVenture field trip program, the Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI) has brought roughly 70% of Maine 5th and 6th graders (over 100,000) to its Portland facility to engage in an interactive, hands-on exploration of the Gulf of Maine ecosystem and the impact of climate change. This project looks for large scale impacts of such a widespread, sustained-over-time experience on students, teachers, schools and communities. As a Research in Service to Practice project, the research also seeks to increase the capacity of informal and formal educators to connect and support experiences across the learning ecosystem.
Out of School / Informal Education
Research / Evaluation
ScienceFunder:
National Science Foundation
Award Number:
1811452
Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI)
Oregon State University (OSU)
Center for Research on Lifelong STEM Learning
9/2018 – 8/2023
Funder DetailShare This Page:
