EDUCATION: URBANMAAP
School Participation Options
There are three ways to participate in UrbanMAAP. Schools can choose to participate in one, two or all three research activities. Click on each research activity listed below to learn about the different options for participation and then decide which one(s) your school will get involved in this year.
Bold items indicate what teams are expected to deliver in UrbanMAAP
| Asthma Survey: |
Collect and enter asthma data from a school survey |
| Aerosols Study: |
Collect and enter aerosol measurements
using a hand-held sunphotometer |
| Research Projects: |
Select one of the suggested UrbanMAAP research
projects, analyze data, and prepare an electronic poster to
share research results |
Preparing to give the school survey
- Teacher reviews training and background materials
provided by UrbanMAAP
- Form a student research team
- Get permission from your school to administer the asthma
survey to students
- Hold a training session to build knowledge and skills
(see on-line resources)
- Devise a plan to administer the survey to a representative
sample of students
- Distribute passive parental consent forms to students
Administering the survey and collected asthma data
- Download the asthma survey from the UrbanMAAP web site
- Copy the number of surveys needed
- Distribute the survey to students
- Read the survey introduction before students begin
answering survey questions
- Collect all the completed surveys
Entering the survey data collected from your school
- Download the on-line asthma Excel data entry spreadsheet
- Have a small group of students enter asthma data into
the spreadsheet
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Conduct first team training session
- Teacher reviews instructions on sunphotometer
design/operation and training materials
- Form a student research team
- Hold training to introduce sunphotometer and aerosols
(see on-line resources)
Conduct second team training session
- School purchases sunphotometer kit from
Globe (external link) using the
online order form (external link).
- Hold training to develop knowledge/skills for
collecting and recording data
- Schedule sessions to assess students' data collection
and recording skills
- Set up a data collection schedule and plan
Collect aerosol data during the week-long IOP
- Print and distribute copies of the sunphotometer aerosols data
collection sheet to students
- Take measurements for the IOP and record them on the
sunphotometer aerosols data collection sheet
Entering the aerosol data collected at your school
- Create an Excel data entry spreadsheet to store your
sunphotometer data
- Enter the sunphotometer data collected for each day into
the spreadsheet program
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Preparing and training for UrbanMAAP research projects
- Form a student research team
- Teacher reviews on-line resources provided on asthma and aerosol
- Review and discuss suggested UrbanMAAP research projects
and science questions
- Student select research projects that most interested them
- Design a training that will best prepare students
for the projects and questions selected
- Students prepare plans to complete the research tasks for
the projects selected
Conducting the research
- Access and organize data for analysis
- Summarize findings in response to the science questions
for the research project
- Teacher advises students in scheduled meetings to present
and discuss progress
Presenting results
- Review the on-line resource "Guide to Presenting Research"
- Students prepare a science poster using Microsoft Powerpoint or Word
- Present your team's posters to students and educators at
a school activity
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