Geoscience Education at Grand Canyon: Integrating Research and Education through the Trail of Time Exhibit (planning grant)

大峡谷的地球科学教育：通过时间的痕迹将研究与教育融为一体展览（规划拨款）

• 批准号: 0314133
• 负责人: Laura Crossey
• 金额: $ 5万
• 依托单位: University of New Mexico
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2003
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2003-03-01 至 2005-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0314133&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Geoscience; Education; Grand; Canyon; Integrating

The Grand Canyon offers one of the best exposed and most complete records of geologic history on Earth. In cooperation with the National Park Service, we propose to design a world-class geologic exhibit entitled: "The Trail of Time." The core project involves a 4.6 km-long trail at the edge of the Canyon on the south rim. The trail itself is the primary "exhibit"; it will be scaled and marked so that one meter represents one million years of Earth history. Its goal is to teach visitors about deep time and how geologic history is recorded in the rock record. Large rocks, interactive displays, maps, and photos will be placed along the Trail to illustrate geologic history and Earth processes, all in the context of the spectacular vistas which provide inspiration for learning about geology, as well as the best "visual aid" imaginable. This award provides funds for a second planning year for the Trail of Time. The first planning year (nearly over) has been very successful. 1) The PIs formed an Advisory Board, 2) had a first workshop, 3) began exhibit design and front-end assessment, and , most importantly, 4) forged a formal agreement between the National Park Service and the University of New Mexico to develop the Trail of Time. During the workshop and in discussion with the National Park, it became clear that a second planning year was necessary in order to better define the goals and design for the project. Thus, the overall goal for this award is to develop the scientific content for the Trail of Time, start the Trail of Time website, and develop the broader geoscience education vision for the Trail of Time that includes K-12, teacher training, and college curriculum development. In particular, this second planning year will be used to 1) develop a multi-level science content plan that attempts to convey concepts of geoscience and of the scientific method to all ages and levels of ability; this will require further surveys to evaluate the different target levels, 2) begin to design the Trail of Time website and Park brochures that will announce and track the formal development of the Trail of Time concept and the time table for implementation of the physical Trail of Time, and 3) Develop a formal plan for the broader Trail of Time geoscience program.

大峡谷提供了地球上地质历史上最好的，最完整的记录之一。 在与国家公园管理局（National Park Service）合作，我们建议设计一个世界一流的地质展览，题为“时间之际”。 核心项目涉及南部边缘峡谷边缘的4.6公里长的步道。 小径本身是主要的“展览”。它将被缩放和标记，以代表一百万年的地球历史。 它的目标是向游客传授深入的时光以及如何在摇滚记录中记录地质历史。 大型岩石，互动式显示，地图和照片将沿着小径放置，以说明地质历史和地球过程，这都是在壮观的景色的背景下，这些景色为学习地质学以及可以想象的最好的“视觉援助”提供了灵感。 该奖项为时间表的第二个计划年度提供了资金。 第一个计划年（几乎结束）非常成功。 1）PI成立了一个顾问委员会，2）有第一个研讨会，3）开始展示设计和前端评估，最重要的是，4）在国家公园管理局和新墨西哥大学之间达成正式协议，以发展时间迹象。 在讲习班和与国家公园的讨论中，很明显，为了更好地定义该项目的目标和设计，必须进行第二个计划年。 因此，该奖项的总体目标是在时间的踪迹上开发科学内容，启动时间网站，并在包括K-12，教师培训和大学课程开发在内的时间表上发展更广泛的地球科学教育愿景。 特别是，第二个计划年度将用于1）制定一个多级科学内容计划，该计划试图将地球科学的概念和科学方法传达给所有年龄和能力水平；这将需要进一步的调查来评估不同的目标水平，2）开始设计时间网站和公园手册，这些小册子将宣布和跟踪时间概念的正式开发以及实施时间表的时间表，以及3）制定正式计划，以制定更广泛的时间地球科学计划。