JASON Barge Project

国家科学教师协会正在与伍兹海洋研究所、选定的博物馆和国家社会研究理事会(NCS)合作开发教学材料，为罗伯特·巴拉德的杰森·地中海探险的卫星下行链路做准备。学生(4-12年级)将在1989年4月的两个星期内参观博物馆，并在1993年的每个春季通过“视眼”机器人杰森参与对地中海沉没的商船的探索。学生们将与被分配到探险队的伍兹霍尔科学家分享古代文物的第一眼，并将能够在同步的视频直播中与这些科学家互动。NSTA、伍兹霍尔和NCS已经确定了课程开发人员、教师、主管和博物馆协调员，他们将设计三个级别的教学单元，即4-6年级、7-9年级和10-12年级。这些单元包括教师指南、教案和海报，将侧重于与水下研究、航海和贸易等广泛主题相关的科学和社会研究。材料开发小组还将为教师提供培训，这些教师将把他们的学生(估计有24,000人)带到博物馆参加地中海探险。教材将每年修订，并向所有参与教师发送最新时事通讯。该项目将科学和专业组织结合在一起，共同努力，帮助学生和教师实现科学研究的兴奋潜力。将开发的教学材料和拍摄将使未来的学生和教师从Jason项目中受益，并帮助他们认识到海洋研究的多学科性质和使探险成为可能的技术。

The National Science Teachers Association is working with Woods Oceanographic Institute, selected museums, and the National Council of Social Studies (NCSS) to develop instructional materials to prepare teachers and students for the satellite downlinking of Robert Ballard's JASON Mediterranean Expedition. Students (grades 4-12) will visit the museums during two weeks in April 1989 and in each spring through the year 1993 to take part in the exploration of sunken trading vessels in the Mediterranean via the "seeing eye" robot, JASON. Students will share the first views of ancient relics with the Woods Hole scientists assigned to the expedition and will be able to interact with these scientists during the simultaneous live video broadcast. NSTA, Woods Hole, and NCSS have identified curriculum developers, teachers, supervisors, and museum coordinators who will design teaching units targeted to three levels, grades 4-6, 7-9, and 10-12. The units, containing a teachers' guide, lesson plan, and poster, will focus on the science and social studies relevant to the broad topics of underwater studies, seafaring, and trade. The materials development group will also serve as teacher trainers to the teachers who will bring their students (an estimated 24,000 in 1989) to the museums to take part in the Mediterranean Expedition. Materials will be revised each year, and a newsletter update sent to all participating teachers. This project combines scientific and professional organizations in a concerted and unique effort to help students and teachers realize the excitement potential in scientific research. The instructional materials which are to be developed and the filming will allow future students and teachers to benefit from the JASON undertaking, and help them appreciate the multidisciplinary nature of oceanographic research and the technology which makes the expeditions possible.