Heat Viz: An interactive digital platform for heat island investigations for K-12 STEM students

Heat Viz：为 K-12 STEM 学生提供热岛调查的交互式数字平台

• 批准号: 10696690
• 负责人: Clifton Lee Roozeboom
• 金额: $ 25.15万
• 依托单位: MYRIAD SENSORS, INC.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-09-01 至 2024-02-29
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10696690
• 关键词: Address; Benchmarking; Biology; Cessation of life; Climate; Collaborations; Communities; Community Outreach; Computer software; Country; Data; Data Analyses; Development; Earth science; Education and Outreach; Educational Curriculum; Engineering; Goals; Health; Human; Hurricane; Inequity; Instruction; International; Investigation; Knowledge; Learning; Maps; Marketing; Measurement; Measures; Outcome; Phase; Pilot Projects; Planet Earth; Public Health; Randomized, Controlled Trials; Research; Resources; Risk; STEM student; Schools; Science; Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education; Small Business Innovation Research Grant; Students; System; Temperature; Testing; Time; Tornadoes; United States; Visualization; Weather; Work; citizen science; cost; dashboard; digital media; digital platform; environmental justice; experience; extreme heat; heat island; high school; improved; interest; learning community; mobile application; programs; prototype; science teacher; sensor; teacher; tool; university student; urban area; usability; Address; Benchmarking; Biology; Cessation of life; Climate; Collaborations; Communities; Community Outreach; Computer software; Country; Data; Data Analyses; Development; Earth science; Education and Outreach; Educational Curriculum; Engineering; Goals; Health; Human; Hurricane; Inequity; Instruction; International; Investigation; Knowledge; Learning; Maps; Marketing; Measurement; Measures; Outcome; Phase; Pilot Projects; Planet Earth; Public Health; Randomized, Controlled Trials; Research; Resources; Risk; STEM student; Schools; Science; Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education; Small Business Innovation Research Grant; Students; System; Temperature; Testing; Time; Tornadoes; United States; Visualization; Weather; Work; citizen science; cost; dashboard; digital media; digital platform; environmental justice; experience; extreme heat; heat island; high school; improved; interest; learning community; mobile application; programs; prototype; science teacher; sensor; teacher; tool; university student; urban area; usability

Project Summary/Abstract Extreme heat is the leading cause of weather-related deaths in the United States (more than hurricanes and tornadoes combined), and the heat island effect intensifies these health risks, often in low-resource urban areas. Our research team has previously piloted heat island measurement projects for citizen science research involving college students and as STEM learning experiences at the high school level. Through the pilot projects, our team has identified key usability hurdles that limit the wide-spread scalability and applicability of these activities. This SBIR Fast-Track Phase I/II proposal (called Heat Viz) aims to build and test an interactive digital media platform to enable heat island projects to be implementable by high schools across the country. The goal of the project is focused on improvements of four student outcomes 1. Content knowledge of relevant disciplinary core ideas around weather, climate, biogeology, and human impacts on the Earth 2. Increased proficiency with the scientific and engineering practices: planning and carrying out investigations, analyzing and interpreting data, and arguing from evidence 3. Improved understanding of the health-risks of heat islands, how these are inequitably distributed among different groups, and what might be done to address these risks 4. Increased student interest in STEM and efficacy about how STEM can improve the lives of themselves and their communities The commercial outcome of the Heat Viz project would be to create a program that integrates sensors, software, lesson materials, and professional development into a modular instructional unit that educators can implement into their biology or Earth science curriculum. PocketLab will market and sell the Heat Viz program through our online store and through our network of 30+ resellers in the US and internationally. PocketLab will disseminate the research findings and market the Heat Viz program through our Science is Cool learning community which has engagements with 100K+ science educators.

项目摘要/摘要 极高的热量是美国与天气相关死亡的主要原因（超过飓风和 龙卷风组合），加热岛效应加剧了这些健康风险，通常在低资源的城市中 区域。我们的研究团队以前曾试用过Heat Island的测量项目 涉及大学生，并在高中阶段作为STEM学习经验。通过飞行员 项目，我们的团队确定了关键的可用性障碍，这些障碍限制了广泛的可扩展性和适用性 这些活动。 SBIR快速轨道I/II阶段提案（称为热量）旨在构建和测试交互式 数字媒体平台使热岛项目能够由全国高中实施。 该项目的目的是改善四个学生成果 1。有关天气，气候，生物地质学和人类的相关学科核心思想的内容知识 影响地球 2。提高了科学和工程实践的熟练程度：计划和执行 调查，分析和解释数据，并从证据中争论 3。提高了对热岛健康风险的了解，它们如何分布在 不同的群体，以及解决这些风险的可能采取的措施 4。学生对STEM的兴趣和对STEM如何改善自己生活的兴趣增加 和他们的社区 热量项目的商业结果是创建一个集成传感器的程序， 软件，课程材料和专业发展成一个模块化教学单元，教育工作者可以 实施其生物学或地球科学课程。 PocketLab将销售和出售热量计划 通过我们的在线商店以及我们在美国和国际上有30多个经销商的网络。 PocketLab会 通过我们的科学传播研究结果并推销热量计划很酷 与100K+科学教育者有交往的社区。