Data to Action: A Secondary School-based Citizen Science Project to Address Arsenic Contamination of Well Water

将数据付诸行动：以中学为基础的公民科学项目，解决井水砷污染问题

• 批准号: 9979651
• 负责人: Jane Elizabeth Disney
• 金额: $ 32.1万
• 依托单位: MOUNT DESERT ISLAND BIOLOGICAL LAB
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2018-08-17 至 2023-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9979651
• 关键词: Address; Arsenic; Biomedical Research; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.); Committee Members; Communication; Communities; Competence; Computer software; Data; Data Analyses; Educational Curriculum; Educational workshop; Environmental Health; Environmental Monitoring; Future Teacher; Generations; Goals; Health; Home environment; Institutes; Institution; Knowledge; Lead; Learning; Link; Maine; Mathematics; Measurable; Medicine; Mentors; Modeling; Monitor; Motivation; Neighborhood Health Center; New Hampshire; Privatization; Process; Public Health; Resources; Rural; STEM career; School Teachers; Schools; Science; Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education; Scientific Inquiry; Scientist; Secondary Schools; Services; Students; Teacher Professional Development; Training; Translating; Work; base; career; citizen science; data literacy; data portal; data sharing; drinking water; experience; ground water; hazard; health data; improved; innovation; interest; meetings; novel; programs; recruit; remediation; role model; science teacher; skills; support network; teacher; teacher mentor; tool; water sampling; water testing; web site; well water

“Data to Action: A secondary school-based citizen science project to address arsenic contamination of well water” ABSTRACT/SUMMARY (30 lines): The ultimate goal of the “Data to Action” project is to create and pilot a national model of STEM education that engages students as citizen scientists and provides them with tools, skills and resources to make sense of data so that their results can inform actions at the local, regional, and even national level. Engaging students in community-based projects that result in data that is relevant to their lives will stimulate interest in science and lead to the pursuit of further STEM education and interest in STEM careers. In Maine and New Hampshire, arsenic contamination of well water is one of the most pressing public health issues. Most people in these states derive their drinking water from private wells. Often these groundwater reserves are contaminated with arsenic, in many cases far exceeding the EPA limit of 10 ppb. Therefore, addressing this issue in Maine and New Hampshire secondary science classrooms provides context for students to engage in scientific inquiry, and motivation for them to construct knowledge and meaning through the process of discovery. Students will collect well water data for arsenic analysis, and learn to analyze and communicate their findings, so as to effectively inform their communities and move people to action. Their data will inform the Maine Center for Disease Control and the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services, which have both been working to improve well water testing rates for arsenic in order to understand the extent of the problem and protect public health. To accomplish this goal, we will provide teacher training in citizen science and environmental monitoring and build skills in data analysis and communication in a Summer Data Literacy (DataLit) Institute. Then, we will work with teachers to implement citizen science projects in their classrooms. Local scientists recruited from Maine and New Hampshire IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) partner institutions will form partnerships with teachers and students and help them with their projects, in particular, with understanding the results of well water monitoring and helping them translate their findings into local action. We plan to extend these Student-Teacher-Scientist Partnerships throughout both states, effectively creating “STEM Satellite Centers” in the vicinity of each INBRE institution. By establishing links between INBRE institutions and surrounding schools, long term relationships will ensue that will prove helpful to teachers and students beyond this particular citizen science project, inspiring generations of students to be critical thinkers and consider careers in science, medicine, or public health.

“从数据到行动：一个以中学为基础的公民科学项目，旨在解决砷污染问题 井水” 摘要/摘要（30 行）： “从数据到行动”项目的最终目标是创建并试点国家 STEM 教育模式， 让学生成为公民科学家，并为他们提供工具、技能和资源来理解 数据，以便他们的结果可以为地方、区域甚至国家层面的行动提供信息。 产生与他们生活相关的数据的社区项目将激发人们对科学和知识的兴趣 导致缅因州和新罕布什尔州对进一步的 STEM 教育和对 STEM 职业的兴趣。 井水砷污染是大多数人面临的最紧迫的公共卫生问题之一。 各州从私人水井获取饮用水，这些地下水储备常常受到污染。 砷，在许多情况下远远超过 EPA 的 10 ppb 限值，因此，缅因州和美国正在解决这一问题。 新罕布什尔州中学科学教室为学生提供进行科学探究的环境， 以及他们通过发现过程构建知识和意义的动力。 收集用于砷分析的井水数据，并学会分析和交流他们的发现，以便 他们的数据将通知缅因州中心 疾病控制和新罕布什尔州环境服务部 努力提高井水砷检测率，以了解问题的严重程度和 为了实现这一目标，我们将提供公民科学和教育方面的教师培训。 在夏季数据素养活动中进行环境监测并培养数据分析和沟通技能 (DataLit) Institute 然后，我们将与教师合作在他们的课堂上实施公民科学项目。 从缅因州和新罕布什尔州招募的当地科学家 IDeA 生物医学研究卓越网络 (INBRE) 合作机构将与教师和学生建立伙伴关系并帮助他们完成项目， 特别是了解井水监测结果并帮助他们转化结果 我们计划将这些学生-教师-科学家合作伙伴关系扩展到两个州， 通过建立联系，在每个 INBRE 机构附近有效地创建“STEM 卫星中心”。 INBRE 机构与周边学校之间将建立长期关系，这将被证明是有帮助的 除了这个特定的公民科学项目之外，还为教师和学生提供帮助，激励一代又一代的学生 批判性思考者并考虑科学、医学或公共卫生领域的职业。