Science department chairman Franklin Bell leads an honors science research class at Christchurch School. The project-based course is open to juniors and seniors.
The class collaborates on long-term research projects, such as monitoring water quality in Urbanna Creek or measuring carbon sequestration in campus trees, reported communications assistant Jennifer Homer.
In October, the class spent five hours studying Urbanna Creek’s ecology and collecting population size and health data for two of Restore Urbanna Creek’s oyster reefs.
Oysters are an essential species in the Chesapeake Bay and the data collected by the class is valuable for….
