Personnel
Co-Principal Investigators

Dr. Peter G. Weber, WSCP Director
Professor, Biology Department    
State University of New York (SUNY)
College at Oswego
Oswego, New York 13126 
(315) 341-2773         
                        
Dr. Donald D. Cox      
Emeritus Professor, Biology Department 
SUNY Oswego            

Dr. Alfred J. Stamm
Meteorology Professor, Department of Earth Sciences
SUNY Oswego

Dr. J. Nathan Swift
Emeritus Professor, Department of Curriculum & Instruction
SUNY Oswego

Dr. Suzanne P. Weber
Professor, Department of Curriculum & Instruction
SUNY Oswego

Teacher Writing Team

Ms. Charlene Esslinger  
Fowler High School      
Syracuse, New York       

Ms. Shirley A. Peron
Vernon Verona Sherrill High School
Verona, New York

Mr. Douglas R. Pens      
New Hartford Senior High School
New Hartford, New York   

Ms. Lori Ann Taylor
Clinton Junior High School
Clinton, New York

    Other Contributors

Dr. John E. Gannon, Section Chief
U. S. Fish & Wildlife Service    
Ann Arbor, Michigan              

Dr. Peter Marchand, Research Associate
University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

Ms. Mary Virginia Stamm
Medical Geneticist
Oswego, New York

Project Description

      
Format of These Materials
      
Topics and Level Outline for Winter Science Activities
      
Capsule Summaries of Winter Science Activities
      
History of the Project
      
Teaching Science in Winter Teacher Background
	
Winter Survival
      
Other Background Material

Units
                   
     Plants

  Winter Photosynthesis 
  Photosynthesis in Winter
  Winter Transpiration 
  Transpiration in Winter Conifer
  Water Content of Winter Twigs
  Tree Trunks and Telephone Poles
  Freezing Resistance in Plant Tissues
  A Study of Deciduous Winter Twigs
  Identification of Northeastern Conifer Trees  EASTERN KEY
  Identification of Trees by Their Winter Twigs
  Identification of Winter Weeds  KEY
  Winter Weeds and Seeds
  Seed Dispersal by Winter Weeds
  Seed Dormancy and Germination
  Seed Dormancy: A Stratification Experiment
  Signs of Life in Winter

     Animals

  Invertebrates Under the Snow  KEY
  What's Inside Goldenrod Galls?
  More About What's Inside Goldenrod Galls
  Goldenrod Food Web Dynamics
  A Study of Goldenrod Galls
  Stream Insects  KEY
  Aquatic Insects in Streams  KEY
  Life in a Winter Lake or Pond
  Goldfish, Cold Fish
  Deer Scats
  Deer Browse Field Study  KEY
  Making Tracks  KEY
  Snowshoes To Go  KEY
  Bird Natural History at a Winter Feeder
  Seed Preferences of Winter Birds
  Population Study of Chimney Perching Birds  SAMPLE

     Physical Science

  A Winter Day  WIND CHILL CHART
  Minimum Temperature
  Snow Terminology
  When Does It Snow?  CHART
  Capturing Snowflakes
  Snow Layers
  Snowpack Structure  EXAMPLE
  Acid Snow
  Lethal Snow
  Ice Cream and Icy Roads
  Freezing Point Depression
  Frozen Dirt
  Winter Hot Spots
  Understanding Microclimates
  Quinzhee
  Model Quinzhee
  Comparing Fabrics Used in Winter Clothing

Teacher Backgrounds
     Winter Survival
      
     Plants
          Plant Water/Energy Relations
          Identifying Trees in Winter
          Seed Dispersal
          Dormancy and Seed Germination

     Animals
          Invertebrates in Winter
          Goldenrod Gall
          Deer
          Animal Snow Coping
          Winter Birds

     Physical Science
          Heat Transfer
          Snow