Science in the Real World: Microbes in Action -- A Curriculum Development Project

这是一个为期三年的项目，旨在为教师创建一系列基于微生物学的模块，并提供适当的教学材料。高质量的教学材料反映了现实世界的焦点，并与生物学的工业应用有关。这项提案的一个目标是让所有高中生都能接触到科学，并且对科学感兴趣，无论他们的学术能力或职业目标如何。其主要目标是让学术界和工业界的科学家与教育工作者共同参与一个创新的、现实世界的科学项目的开发，该项目旨在吸引高中生，特别是那些历史上代表性不足的群体，参与科学探究的过程。这八个模块被设计用于生命科学课程，教授生物学的基本概念。这个以科学、技术和社会为重点的实践课程将由中学教师、大学科学家和科学教育者以及圣路易斯工业的微生物学顾问共同努力开发。

9618058 Thiel This is a three-year project to create a series of microbiologically-based modules with appropriate instructional materials for teachers. The high quality instructional materials are to reflect a real-world focus and relate to the industrial applications of biology. One goal of this proposal is to make science accessible and interesting to all high school students, regardless of their academic abilities or career goals. A primary objective is to involve academic and industrial scientists with educators in the development of an innovative, real-world science program designed to engage high school students, especially from historically underrepresented groups, in the process of scientific inquiry. The eight modules are designed to be used in life science classes to teach fundamental concepts of biology. This hands-on curriculum with a science, technology, and society focus, is to be developed as a collaborative effort between secondary school teachers, university scientists and science educators, and microbiology consultants from St. Louis-based industries.