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The Bio/Diversity Project Manual The Bio/Diversity Project Manual University of Arizona Women in Science and Engineering Program Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum | National Park Service January 2017 This work was supported by the Agnese Nelms Haury Program in Environment and Social Justice. The Bio/Diversity Project is made possible by generous funding from the Agnese Nelms Haury Program in Environment and Social Justice Partner Organizations The Bio/Diversity Project emerged as a collaborative endeavor by four Tucson, Arizona organizations dedicated to conservation and science education: the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, the Friends of Saguaro National Park, Saguaro National Park, and the University of Arizona Women in Science and Engineering Program. After a successful year of coordinating bioblitzes at local schools, the organizations decided that more sustained engagement with K-12 schools was necessary to attain the transformative effect that they had envisioned. With generous funding from the Agnese Nelms Haury Program in Environment and Social Justice, they came together to create the Bio/Diversity Project. The overarching goal of the Bio/Diversity Project is to create a K-16+ and into the workforce pipeline that is aimed at diversifying the environmental sciences and increasing the diversity of voices included in discussions of environmental problems and their solutions. Read more about the partner organizations below. Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum was founded in 1952 and is recognized throughout the world as a model institution for innovative presentation and interpretation of native plants and animals that are featured together in ecological exhibits. The Museum is regularly listed as one of the top ten zoological parks in the world due to its unique approach in interpreting the complete natural history of a single region (in our case this is the Sonoran Desert and adjacent ecosystems). This represents a significant achievement, as the Museum’s collections and size are smaller than many of its counterparts. Not a “museum” in the usual sense, it is an unparalleled composite of plant, animal, and geologic collections with the goal of making the Sonoran Desert accessible, understandable, and valued. Today, this approach can be most easily understood by noting that the Museum’s living animal collection contains 4,892 specimens of 242 species. Plants number 56,445 specimens of 1,100 taxa; mineral and fossil collections include 16,853 specimens. The living collections also contain 110 to 120 species that are considered to be of conservation concern. The Museum tries to find ways to enlarge its reach, whether this is in school and community education programs in urban and rural areas of Arizona, Sonora, and Baja, through publications, or through electronic communication. Today, the Museum's conservation and research programs are providing important information to help conserve the Sonoran Desert region, and the Desert Museum's Art Institute inspires conservation through art education and gallery exhibits. The Museum's publishing division, ASDM Press, has produced over 40 books and guides on the natural and cultural history of the Sonoran Desert region. The Desert Museum is open 365 days per year and serves schools through field trips and live animal outreach programs. For more information about the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, visit https://www.desertmuseum.org/center/edu/ Friends of Saguaro National Park Friends of Saguaro National Park (FOSNP) is a not-for-profit fundraising partner of the National Park Service that was created to help preserve, protect and enhance the fragile environment and unique cultural heritage of the Sonoran Desert at Saguaro National Park. Friends of Saguaro’s mission is to help protect natural and cultural resources, preserve native landscapes, promote environmental education, improve recreational trails, enhance visitor experiences, strengthen community partnerships, and build environmental stewardship for Saguaro National Park through philanthropy, education, volunteerism, and public awareness. Since its founding in 1996, FOSNP has sought to establish collaborative partnerships within the Tucson community, develop a broad donor base, and provide both funding and volunteer support for some of the Park's most critical needs. For six straight years, the organization has been recognized by GreatNonprofits for its status as a "Top-Rated Nonprofit" during the annual "Green Choice" campaign, which is a distinction that is achieved by fewer than 1% of nonprofits nationwide. By providing critical financial support and growing public awareness, Friends of Saguaro provides a vital link between Saguaro National Park and the Tucson community – and helps protect what Theodore Roosevelt described as "the most glorious heritage a people have ever received" – the lands and resources that have helped to define our vision and values as a nation. For more information about Friends of Saguaro, visit http://www.friendsofsaguaro.org/ Saguaro National Park Saguaro National Park was first established in 1933 for the purpose of protecting the giant saguaro cactus (Carnegia gigantean) and the associated Sonoran Desert and Sky Island ecological communities. Following several park expansions in subsequent decades, the National Park Service today works to preserve desert, mountain, and riparian habitats in the Tucson and Rincon Mountains, as well as the largest roadless Sky Island in North America – all of which encompasses a wide range of elevations that support extraordinary biodiversity. 78% of the Park's 91,327 acres are federally-designated wilderness – and the Park must preserve and protect its wilderness qualities while promoting understanding (and stewardship) of its natural and cultural resources through appropriate scientific research. Saguaro National Park protects a superb example of the Sonoran Desert ecosystem, and features exceptional stands of saguaro cacti, fragile wildlife habitat, critical riparian areas, and the associated Sky Island mountain areas. The Park also preserves significant cultural resources, including national-register-listed or national-register-eligible archeological resources, places important to Native American cultural traditions, and historic structures. The Park provides exceptional opportunities for visitors to experience solitude and discover nature on their own, to educate people through close interaction with the environment, and to see the outstanding and diverse scenic features of this classic desert landscape. Learn more by checking out the Park's website at http://www.nps.gov/sagu/ University of Arizona Women in Science and Engineering Program The Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) Program was established at the University of Arizona in 1976 as part of the Women's Studies Department and the Southwest Institute for Research on Women. WISE aims to increase interest and diversity in the fields of social and natural science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine by offering a variety of outreach programs and student engagement opportunities. In doing so, the program works to motivate students to enter careers in STEM fields and to support them along the way. It is the firm belief of WISE that greater diversity produces both better science and science that is better equipped to address some of the most pressing problems we face in the world today. Since 2015, WISE has worked with organizations and schools throughout the Tucson metro area to increase interest and diversity in the environmental sciences. Our ability to grapple with some of the most pressing problems of the 21st century requires that we include a diversity of voices in discussions of environmental problems and the development of their solutions. Creating inclusive and diverse environmental science communities necessitates exposing youth to innovative, engaging environmental science programming and offering them support along their educational journeys. By providing programming along the K-16+ educational pipeline, WISE hopes to inspire the next generation of environmental scientists and change-makers. For more information about the programs that are offered, visit the WISE website at http://wise.arizona.edu/ Table of Contents Introduction The Bio/Diversity Project..................................................................................................................... The Importance of Diversity in the Environmental Sciences Diversifying the Environmental Sciences............................................................................................. Why Are Our Parks So White?............................................................................................................. “Doing” Science Versus “Being” a Scientist: Examining 10/11-Year-Old Schoolchildren’s Constructions of Science Through the Lens of Identity....................................................................... Relevant: Beyond the Basics................................................................................................................ Culturally Relevant Teaching in Science Classrooms: Addressing Academic Achievement, Cultural Competence, and Critical Consciousness............................................................................... 3 Tips to Make Any Lesson More Culturally Responsive.................................................................... The Science and Policy of Biodiversity Basics Biodiversity: The Variety of Life that Sustains Our Own...................................................................
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