Biology Lab at Sessions Woods

On Saturday, September 29th, 28 Plainville High School students enrolled in the school’s Early College Experience UConn Biology course, together with Plainville High School science teacher John Girard, participated in a half day “lab” experience at Sessions Woods in Burlington, Connecticut. As part of the day’s events, the students identified tree species and measured tree circumferences to collect data to analyze tree species diversity due to water availability at different elevations. The students will also create research posters similar to those often created by college level undergraduate and graduate students. The project is also supported by Plainville High School faculty member David Gaignard, who the students will work with in the high school’s Communications Lab to create and print the research posters.