Earth and Atmospheric Science Summer Institute

在每三年的时间里，该项目将为20名初中/初中理科教师提供机会。为期六周的暑期研修班将从1991年开始在密苏里大学罗拉分校举行。每个研究所将由两门独立的课程组成；一门将涵盖地球和环境科学的概念，另一门将涵盖大气科学和气象学。学员每门课程可获得三个研究生学分。这些研究所将把讲座和讨论与广泛的动手实验室和实地练习结合起来。将特别注意制定适用于教师之家机构课堂使用的教案、教材和练习。将地球科学主题应用于现实世界问题的“公开听证”形式的模式在转移到教师课堂时应该被证明是令人兴奋的。本学年的两次后续会议将侧重于分享教师开展的活动和与使用这些活动相关的问题。该项目将为来自密苏里州和邻近各州的教师提供服务。来自参与学区和密苏里大学罗拉分校的费用分摊金额为72,138美元，相当于NSF奖励的25%。

During each of three years this project will provide opportunities for 20 middle/junior high school science teachers. The six-week summer institutes will be held at the University of Missouri - Rolla, beginning in 1991. Each institute will consist of two separate courses; one will cover the concepts of earth and environmental science, the second, atmospheric science and meteorology. The participants may receive three graduate credits for each of these courses. The institutes will combine lectures and discussions with extensive hands-on laboratory and field exercises. Particular attention will be given to developing lesson plans, teaching materials and exercises that will be applicable for classroom use at the teachers home institutions. The modeling of the "public hearing" format in applying earth science subject matter to real world problems should prove to be exciting when transferred to teacher's classrooms. Two follow-up meetings during the academic year will focus on sharing of teacher generated activities and problems associated with their use. The project will serve teachers from Missouri and neighboring states. Cost sharing from participating school districts and the University of Missouri - Rolla in an amount of $72,138 equals 25% of the NSF award.