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LOOOP Program of the Upstate Freshwater Institute

Syracuse, New York

Grant amount:

$1,100

The Upstate Freshwater Institute (UFI) in Syracuse, NY, engages in outreach activities with members of the public, local educators, high school students, and college students. Their most recent educational program, the Lake Ontario, Oneida, Onondaga Program (LOOOP), is a multi-faceted educational program that supports the integration of watershed and limnological concepts in the classroom through professional development opportunities for high school teachers and provides materials and resources that can support student-led scientific investigations. UFI proposes to work with 300 students from 10 high schools to do research projects investigating water quality. Students will conduct water measurements using GLOBE protocols for transparency and water temperature using loaned equipment purchased through the YLACES grant. Student research will be reported and shared through a local student research symposium or other GLOBE activities.

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About YLACES:

Youth Learning as Citizen Environmental Scientists assists and rewards the implementation of inquiry-based, experiential science education where students do science and contribute to the understanding of our environment through recognition and financial reward programs.

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Grants range from equipment and supplies for taking environmental measurements to recognition and support for students presenting their research projects and working for pervasive inclusion of student research projects in science teaching. 

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YLACES does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, age, sex, disability, marital status, source of income, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or retaliation in the administration of its programs or activities, as is required by applicable laws, regulations, and executive orders. It is the policy of YLACES to support organizations, projects, and programs that do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability or any other legally protected characteristics. YLACES does not knowingly award grants to organizations that discriminate in their hiring, those they accept as volunteers, or the clients they serve. YLACES seeks to accommodate all who need support to the maximum extent possible.

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YLACES is responsible for coordination of compliance efforts and receipt of inquiries concerning the non-discrimination requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; and other applicable federal non-discrimination laws, including, but not limited to, Section 13 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972 and 40 C.F.R. Part 7.

 

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President, Youth Learning as Citizen Environmental Scientists

1920 Quincy Street, NW

Washington, DC 20011

(202) 302-0302

dixon@ylaces.org

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