These two projects utilised the content from the Antarctic Lake Carbon Cycling Project and the Urban Pollution Monitoring Project as a basis for integrating e-Science concepts into schools’ science teaching and learning material. Children were challenged to identify what kind of scientific activity was going on through exploration of a lakeside webquest, and through active hands-on carbon monoxide pollution investigations in their local area. We borrowed CO and GPS equipment from the Urban Pollution Monitoring project which allowed traces to be revealed of places visited and carbon monoxide levels sensed. 
 CO monitor, PDA, GPS and wind anemometer The e-Science themes investigated include the access to and visualisation of remotely and locally sensed pollution data, the analysis of these data sets, synchronous and asynchronous communication and collaboration with remote scientists and students, and the planning and carrying out of whole life-cycle science experiments.    Collecting data We used and built prototype tools to visualise the datasets of interest, and replay our recorded data in order to analyse and reflect on the process of data capture as well as its analysis. This work collaborated with a group of Sussex gifted and talented school students, and schools in Bath, Brighton and Nottingham. Our scientists were members of the equator team based in the Antarctic, in Nottingham and in London.  The SENSE prototype screen Further details on these projects: |