Learning Science Through Research

通过研究学习科学

基本信息

批准号：
10625438
负责人：
Peter Faletra
金额：
$ 24.76万
依托单位：
NEW HAMPSHIRE ACADEMY OF SCIENCE, INC.
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2020
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2020-05-15 至 2025-04-30
项目状态：
未结题

来源：
https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10625438
关键词：
Academy American Association for the Advancement of Science Area Biology Biomedical Research Career Choice Career Mobility Child College Preparation Communities Competence Complex Cookbook Data Analyses Depressed mood Development Education Educational process of instructing Engineering Ensure Equipment Ethics Event Experimental Designs Future Future Teacher Geography Grant Health High School Student Human Resources Infrastructure Institution Investigation Laboratories Learning Length Libraries Location Mentors Mentorship Middle School Student Modernization Museums New Hampshire Online Systems Parents Process Productivity Professional Practice Publications Publishing Research Resources Role Rural Rural Community STEM career STEM research Schools Science Scientist Secondary Schools Secondary to Site Students Visit Work career career development college community center design education resources experience experimental study high school inservice teacher instrument interest junior high school meetings mentoring community outreach peer peer coaching peer support planetarium programs prospective research to practice rural underserved science museum science teacher skills symposium teacher underserved students university student web platform

项目摘要

Project Summary Science is best learned by doing what scientists do, especially in performing authentic scientific investigations where the unknowns are many, the design to experimentally explore the unknowns is complex, the instruments and expertise to execute the experiment(s) are advanced, and a highly skilled and informed mentor is critical. The New Hampshire Academy of Science (NHAS) believes that the pursuit of scientific investigations that contribute to scientific understanding and inspire the pursuit of STEM careers should be available to all students. In our northern area of NH and VT, opportunities for pre-college students to perform meaningful and inspiring scientific research with teachers as effective science mentors are extremely limited or non-existent. The NHAS intends to help resolve these limited opportunities by using its advanced STEM Lab and its connections with mentors in our scientific community to greatly expand its support of middle and high school students and their teachers in experiencing discovery-based science. The NHAS has established a well- equipped primary satellite STEM laboratory at the Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium (FMP) that has a close relationship with the economically depressed rural north of VT in order to advance the museum’s science programs and offer students experiences in inquiry-based research. The NHAS will also establish a primary site at Colby Sawyer College (CSC) that will make the design and execution of research-based activities part of the learning experience of future biology/science teachers at CSC with IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) support. CSC will also function as a geographically strategic location for outreach to secondary schools in the rural center of NH. A small number of more modest secondary satellite laboratories will be established in regional schools for students to perform research that matches their abilities and interests. Teachers will be provided professional development in the day-to-day practices of professional scientists to transform those teachers into inspirational mentors for their students. This will influence these teachers and their peers to performing inquiry-based science investigations in their respective schools. A web-based system will provide peer-to-peer student, teacher, and mentor platforms to ensure that students and teachers have the constant intellectual and personal support that they need for career advancement. There will be multiple opportunities for students and teachers to present their research at regional and national science events including the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Parents will be encouraged to attend these events as well as more local conferences to help them appreciate the opportunities in STEM careers for their children. This long-term mentoring support for students and teachers on both personal and intellectual levels serves a critical need for attracting and retaining underserved students into science and health careers. With this grant, the STEM Labs of the NHAS, FMP, and resources at CSC will create a vibrant scientific community in the region, where students, teachers, and parents have a shared and enduring role.

项目概要学习科学最好的方式就是做科学家所做的事情，尤其是在进行真正的科学实验时未知数很多的调查，实验探索未知数的设计很复杂，执行实验的仪器和专业知识是先进的，并且是高技能且消息灵通的人员新罕布什尔州科学院（NHAS）认为，追求科学是至关重要的。有助于科学理解并激发对 STEM 职业追求的调查应该在新罕布什尔州和佛蒙特州北部地区，为所有学生提供表演机会。由于有效的科学导师极其有限或与教师一起进行有意义且鼓舞人心的科学研究 NHAS 打算利用其先进的 STEM 实验室来帮助解决这些有限的机会。及其与我们科学界导师的联系，以极大地扩大对中高中的支持 NHAS 建立了良好的学生和教师体验基于发现的科学的机制。费尔班克斯博物馆和天文馆 (FMP) 配备了主要卫星 STEM 实验室，该实验室拥有近与佛蒙特州北部经济萧条的农村建立关系，以促进博物馆的科学发展 NHAS 还将建立一个主要网站。科尔比索耶学院 (CSC) 将使基于研究的活动的设计和执行成为 CSC 未来生物学/科学教师通过 IDeA 生物医学研究网络的学习经验卓越 (INBRE) 支持也将充当外展的地理战略位置。新罕布什尔州农村中心的中学将有少数规模较小的中学卫星实验室。在地区学校设立，供学生进行与其能力和兴趣相匹配的研究。教师将在专业科学家的日常实践中获得专业发展，以将这些教师转变为学生的励志导师，这将影响这些教师及其学生。同行们将在各自的学校进行基于探究的科学调查。提供点对点的学生、教师和导师平台，确保学生和教师拥有他们的职业发展需要持续的智力和个人支持。学生和教师有机会在地区和国家科学活动中展示他们的研究成果包括美国科学促进会家长年会。鼓励参加这些活动以及更多当地会议，以帮助他们抓住机会这种对学生和教师个人的长期指导支持。和智力水平是吸引和留住服务不足的学生进入科学和领域的关键需求通过这笔拨款，NHAS 的 STEM 实验室、FMP 和 CSC 的资源将创建一个充满活力的社区。该地区的科学界，学生、教师和家长共同发挥着持久的作用。