Walter Charuba

Charuba's project titled "Hydromania" at Brownell Middle School will allow sixth graders to test the local water environments of the Detroit River and Lake Howell. Collecting data using computer probeware, students will test turbidity, acidity, conductivity and temperature of the bodies of water. Their research will then be sent to GLOBE, which is short for Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment. This is a worldwide primary and secondary school-based science and education program. It promotes and supports students, teachers and scientists to collaborate on inquiry-based investigations of the environment and Earth. The students and faculty at Brownell Middle School will become members of an international scientific community in 109 participating countries. This link will show students the impact that scientific research in their local community can have on other researchers throughout the world. Charuba resides in Grosse Pointe Farms.