Perspectives of Earth - Sharing Our Vision: No Image Upload
On occasion of Massachusetts STEM Week 2021, the McAuliffe Center is inviting educators and their students to document the environmental challenges that affect their towns and neighborhoods, reflect on the environmental challenges’ consequences on life in their local communities, and share with us ideas for potential solutions to counteract the negative effects of environmental degradation.

Students, please use this form to post your reflections, potential solutions, and images (optional) only if you are blocked from using this version of the form: https://forms.gle/RsDtPXNqbynyxT8t5.
If you, nor your educator, are able to post your work on social media, we can post it for you!

More information about PoE - Sharing Our Vision: https://cm-center.org/stemweek/poe.
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Educator first name: *
Educator last name: *
Educator email address: *
Student(s) first name(s): *
Student(s) last name(s): *
School/program name: *
Grade level(s): *
Have you posted (or will you post) your reflections, potential solutions, and images to social media? *
Do you need assistance posting your reflections, potential solutions, and images to social media? *
Urban Heat Islands
1. Can you identify heat islands in your community? Think of and document the land cover of various neighborhoods.
Remember, this response should be in the format of a social media post!
2. What ideas and concrete solutions would you propose to decrease the heat island effect in your community?
Remember, this response should be in the format of a social media post!
Urban Heat Islands - Take Images
OPTIONAL:
Take pictures to document the land cover in heat islands.
Take pictures to document land cover in other neighborhoods with more trees and greenery.

Please email your images to: swright4@framingham.edu with PoE - Urban Heat Islands in the subject line. Include caption(s) for your image(s) in your email.
Amazon River
1. Are you noticing deforestation practices in your community? Document that for us.
Remember, this response should be in the format of a social media post!
2. What ideas and concrete solutions would you offer to limit deforestation in your community?
Remember, this response should be in the format of a social media post!
Amazon River - Take Images
OPTIONAL:
Take pictures to illustrate deforestation in your community.

Please email your images to: swright4@framingham.edu with PoE - Amazon River in the subject line. Include caption(s) for your image(s) in your email.
Hurricane Ida
1. During the last few months, did your community experience flooding or tornado warnings due to the hurricanes that made landfall on the east coast of the United States?
Remember, this response should be in the format of a social media post!
2. Given the wide-spread devastation that hurricanes can cause, what could your community do to be prepared for future hurricanes?
Remember, this response should be in the format of a social media post!
Hurricane Ida - Take Images
OPTIONAL:
Share images of the direct and indirect impact your community might experience due to a hurricane.

Please email your images to: swright4@framingham.edu with PoE - Hurricane Ida in the subject line. Include caption(s) for your image(s) in your email.
Lake Mead
1. Are you aware of the effects that drought may have on your community?
Remember, this response should be in the format of a social media post!
2. What ideas and concrete solutions would you offer to your community to prevent and prepare for severe drought?
Remember, this response should be in the format of a social media post!
Lake Mead - Take Images
OPTIONAL:
Take images of the land cover and trees in your neighborhood. How are they affected by drought?

Please email your images to: swright4@framingham.edu with PoE - Lake Mead in the subject line. Include caption(s) for your image(s) in your email.
Air Pollution
1. Are you concerned about air quality in your community?
Remember, this response should be in the format of a social media post!
2. What ideas and concrete solutions would you offer to improve air quality in your community?
Remember, this response should be in the format of a social media post!
Air Pollution - Take Images
OPTIONAL:
Take images of the land cover and trees in the neighborhoods around where you live. Do you think there is a relation between the quality of the air and the land cover of these neighborhoods?

Please email your images to: swright4@framingham.edu with PoE - Air Pollution in the subject line. Include caption(s) for your image(s) in your email.
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