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Learning to Reason About Ecosystems Dynamics Over Time: The Challenges of an Event-Based Causal Focus by Grotzer, Tina A, Kamarainen, Amy M, Tutwiler, M. Shane, Metcalf, Shari, Dede, Chris

“…Expert reasoning about ecosystems requires a focus on the dynamics of the system, including the inherent processes, change over time, and responses to…”
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EcoMOBILE: Integrating augmented reality and probeware with environmental education field trips by Kamarainen, Amy M., Metcalf, Shari, Grotzer, Tina, Browne, Allison, Mazzuca, Diana, Tutwiler, M. Shane, Dede, Chris

“…Positioned in the context of situated learning theory, the EcoMOBILE project combines an augmented reality (AR) experience with use of environmental probeware…”
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Constructing Causal Understanding in Complex Systems: Epistemic Strategies Used by Ecosystem Scientists by KAMARAINEN, AMY M., GROTZER, TINA A.

“…Moving from a correlational to a causal account involves epistemological assumptions in any discipline. It presents particular challenges when phenomena…”
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Use of Cell Culture To Assess Cryptosporidium parvum Survival Rates in Natural Groundwaters and Surface Waters by Ives, Rebecca L, Kamarainen, Amy M, John, David E, Rose, Joan B

“…Bench-scale survival studies with Cryptosporidium parvum were conducted with representative aquifer and reservoir waters of Florida. C. parvum inactivation…”
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Supports for deeper learning of inquiry-based ecosystem science in virtual environments - Comparing virtual and physical concept mapping by Metcalf, Shari J., Reilly, Joseph M., Kamarainen, Amy M., King, Jeffrey, Grotzer, Tina A., Dede, Chris

“…Concept mapping is an important tool used in science learning to help students construct understanding about fundamental concepts and how they are related. The…”
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Preparing for the future: teaching scenario planning at the graduate level by Biggs, Reinette, Diebel, Matthew W, Gilroy, David, Kamarainen, Amy M, Kornis, Matthew S, Preston, Nicholas D, Schmitz, Jennifer E, Uejio, Christopher K, Van De Bogert, Matthew C, Weidel, Brian C, West, Paul C, Zaks, David PM, Carpenter, Stephen R

“…Are environmental science students developing the mindsets and obtaining the tools needed to help address the considerable challenges posed by the 21st…”
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Exploring Ecosystems from the Inside: How Immersive Multi-user Virtual Environments Can Support Development of Epistemologically Grounded Modeling Practices in Ecosystem Science Instruction by Kamarainen, Amy M., Metcalf, Shari, Grotzer, Tina, Dede, Chris

“…Recent reform efforts and the next generation science standards emphasize the importance of incorporating authentic scientific practices into science…”
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Understanding Regional Change: A Comparison of Two Lake Districts by CARPENTER, STEPHEN R, BENSON, BARBARA J, BIGGS, REINETTE, CHIPMAN, JONATHAN W, FOLEY, JONATHAN A, GOLDING, SHAUN A, HAMMER, ROGER B, HANSON, PAUL C, JOHNSON, PIETER T. J, KAMARAINEN, AMY M, KRATZ, TIMOTHY K, LATHROP, RICHARD C, McMAHON, KATHERINE D, PROVENCHER, BILL, RUSAK, JAMES A, SOLOMON, CHRISTOPHER T, STANLEY, EMILY H, TURNER, MONICA G, VANDER ZANDEN, M. JAKE, WU, CHIN-HSIEN, YUAN, HENGLIANG

“…We compared long-term change in two lake districts, one in a forested rural setting and the other in an urbanizing agricultural region, using lakes as sentinel…”
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effects of anthropogenic alteration of nesting habitat on rates of extra‐pair fertilization and intraspecific brood parasitism in Canada Geese Branta canadensis by MOORE, JENNIFER A, KAMARAINEN, AMY M, SCRIBNER, KIM T, MYKUT, CURT, PRINCE, HAROLD H

“…Parentage studies have shown that alternative reproductive strategies are widespread in many avian taxa that were once thought to be monogamous. Recent…”
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Turning Transfer Inside Out: The Affordances of Virtual Worlds and Mobile Devices in Real World Contexts for Teaching About Causality Across Time and Distance in Ecosystems by Grotzer, Tina A., Powell, Megan M., M. Derbiszewska, Katarzyna, Courter, Caroline J., Kamarainen, Amy M., Metcalf, Shari J., Dede, Christopher J.

“…Reasoning about ecosystems includes consideration of causality over temporal and spatial distances; yet learners typically focus on immediate time frames and…”
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Teacher Perceptions of the Practicality and Effectiveness of Immersive Ecological Simulations as Classroom Curricula by Metcalf, Shari J, Kamarainen, Amy M, Grotzer, Tina, Dede, Chris

“…Recent research with Multi-User Virtual Environments (MUVEs) in education has shown that these platforms can be effective and engaging for students; however,…”
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Estimates of phosphorus entrainment in Lake Mendota: a comparison of one‐dimensional and three‐dimensional approaches by Kamarainen, Amy M., Yuan, Hengliang, Wu, Chin H., Carpenter, Stephen R.

“…Entrainment of phosphorus across the thermocline can be an important nutrient source for phytoplankton in stratified lakes. In eutrophic stratified lakes,…”
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Phosphorus sources and demand during summer in a eutrophic lake by Kamarainen, Amy M., Penczykowski, Rachel M., Van de Bogert, Matthew C., Hanson, Paul C., Carpenter, Stephen R.

“… In pelagic systems, phytoplankton biomass may remain abundant or near equilibrium while concentrations of the limiting nutrient are below detection. In…”
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Atom Tracker: Designing a Mobile Augmented Reality Experience to Support Instruction About Cycles and Conservation of Matter in Outdoor Learning Environments by Kamarainen, Amy M., Metcalf, Shari, Grotzer, Tina A., Brimhall, Craig, Dede, Chris

“…We describe a mobile augmented reality (AR) experience called Atom Tracker designed to help middle school students better understand the cycling of matter in…”
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Changes in Student Experimentation Strategies within an Inquiry-Based Immersive Virtual Environment by Metcalf, Shari J, Kamarainen, Amy M, Grotzer, Tina A, Dede, Christopher J

“…Experimentation is a valuable way to build understanding in science. EcoXPT research looks at supporting authentic experiment-based inquiry within an immersive…”
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