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The Video! Going Green in Brownfields: A New Diet for Mushrooms

Posted on June 24, 2012 by Mrs. Andrews

Synopsis: The 7th grade students at Thurgood Marshall Middle School in Bridgeport, CT studied bioremediation of ground oil spills, using blue and gray oyster mushrooms. The city of Bridgeport has more than 400 petrochemical spill sites. This video documents the … Continue reading →

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Results From the 2012 Connecticut Science Fair

Posted on March 17, 2012 by Mrs. Andrews

Our Toyota/Tapestry Grant investigation “Going Green in Brownfields: A New Diet for Mushrooms” inspired two of our students to enter their own  research projects in the Connecticut Science Fair, held at Quinnipiac University in March 2012. One of our 8th graders, Ann Hewitt made an … Continue reading →

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What does it mean?

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Mrs. Andrews

These are the total masses of oyster mushrooms that were harvested from all three 6th and 7th grade classrooms: Control           10 ml. oil               20 ml. oil             30 ml. oil 19.6 grams        69.0 grams              54.8 grams           42.9 grams 1. Describe the … Continue reading →

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7th Grade Field Trip to the Connecticut Science Center

Posted on February 12, 2012 by Mrs. Andrews

An educator from the Connecticut Science Center describes bioremediation to 7th grade students and explains how organisms like oyster mushrooms can metabolize oil pollution.

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6th Grade Field Trip to the Connecticut Science Center

Posted on February 12, 2012 by Mrs. Andrews

Mike Ross, an educator from the Connecticut Science Center, shows 6th grade students how pollution moves into ground water and then describes various remediation methods that are used to clean it up.      

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DEEP Oil Pollution Presentation

Posted on February 11, 2012 by Mrs. Andrews

Jim Fitting, a scientist from the the Connecticut State Department of Energy & Environmental Protection, demonstrates oil pollution in ground water to 7th grade students.

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How the Investigation Was Conducted

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Mrs. Andrews

Fourteen gray oyster mushroom cultures were used in this study, which examined their ability to metabolize motor oil. Eight cultures were injected with various volumes of pure 30-weight motor oil. One control culture in each test group was not injected with oil. … Continue reading →

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TMMS Data Collection 1

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Mrs. Andrews

Data Collection 1    

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Going Green in Brownfields: A New Diet for Mushrooms (Original proposal)

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Mrs. Andrews

  Project Description  Our middle school is located in Bridgeport, CT – the largest city in the state. Bridgeport has a long history as a manufacturing center. The city’s manufacturing output peaked during both World Wars when its factories, which … Continue reading →

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