TMMS Mushroom Project » Presentations

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

Mrs. Andrews — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 20:03:24 +0000

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 work of the TMMS students, their teachers and other educators in proposing a solution to this serious environmental problem in their community.

7th Grade Field Trip to the Connecticut Science Center

Mrs. Andrews — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:34:43 +0000

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

6th Grade Field Trip to the Connecticut Science Center

Mrs. Andrews — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:11:38 +0000

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.

DEEP Oil Pollution Presentation

Mrs. Andrews — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:07:22 +0000

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