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DOI	10.1175/BAMS-D-19-0096.1
	Snowflake selfies: A low-cost, high-impact approach toward student engagement in scientific research (with their smartphones)
	Kumjian M.R.; Bowley K.A.; Markowski P.M.; Lombardo K.; Lebo Z.J.; Kollias P.
发表日期	2020
ISSN	00030007
起始页码	E917
结束页码	E935
卷号	101 期号:6
英文摘要	An engaged scholarship project called "Snowflake Selfies"was developed and implemented in an upper-level undergraduate course at The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State). During the project, students conducted research on snow using low-cost, low-tech instrumentation that may be readily implemented broadly and scaled as needed, particularly at institutions with limited resources. During intensive observing periods (IOPs), students measured snowfall accumulations, snow-to-liquid ratios, and took microscopic photographs of snow using their smartphones. These observations were placed in meteorological context using radar observations and thermodynamic soundings, helping to reinforce concepts from atmospheric thermodynamics, cloud physics, radar, and mesoscale meteorology courses. Students also prepared a term paper and presentation using their datasets/photographs to hone communication skills. Examples from IOPs are presented. The Snowflake Selfies project was well received by undergraduate students as part of the writing-intensive course at Penn State. Responses to survey questions highlight the project's effectiveness at engaging students and increasing their enthusiasm for the semester-long project. The natural link to social media broadened engagement to the community level. Given the successes at Penn State, we encourage Snowflake Selfies or similar projects to be adapted or implemented at other institutions. © 2020 American Meteorological Society.
语种	英语
scopus关键词	Atmospheric thermodynamics; Costs; Meteorological radar; Smartphones; Snow; Communication skills; Intensive observing periods; Mesoscale meteorology; Pennsylvania State University; Scientific researches; Undergraduate students; Upper-level undergraduate course; Writing intensive course; Students
来源期刊	Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/177849
作者单位	Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States; Department of Atmospheric Science, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, United States; School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, Stony Brook University, State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY, United States
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Kumjian M.R.,Bowley K.A.,Markowski P.M.,et al. Snowflake selfies: A low-cost, high-impact approach toward student engagement in scientific research (with their smartphones)[J],2020,101(6).
APA	Kumjian M.R.,Bowley K.A.,Markowski P.M.,Lombardo K.,Lebo Z.J.,&Kollias P..(2020).Snowflake selfies: A low-cost, high-impact approach toward student engagement in scientific research (with their smartphones).Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society,101(6).
MLA	Kumjian M.R.,et al."Snowflake selfies: A low-cost, high-impact approach toward student engagement in scientific research (with their smartphones)".Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 101.6(2020).