EPWG: Promoting Young Women in the Physical Sciences

小行星9619140 “促进物理科学领域的年轻女性”是一个连续的方案，跨越5-12年级，涉及哥伦比亚公立学校、其他地区学校、密苏里州大学教师、当地产业和家长的教师和管理人员之间的合作。 课程、课外和培训内容相结合，旨在培养和扩大学生，特别是女生的参与、兴趣和知识。 将在5-9年级增加物理科学课程活动。 将设计和实施9-10年级的综合科学课程，以便所有学生都能接受物理科学方面的额外指导。 中学将开设针对女性的物理和化学课程。 课外方案将在三个层次实施：5-7年级女生的课后物理探索方案;与当地行业合作，为8-9年级学生举办的星期六科学体验;以及为9-11年级女生举办的夏季科学学院。 后者通过玩具工厂建设项目整合了科学，工程和数学（SEM）学科。 针对家长和学校工作人员的培训内容包括：针对教师的物理暑期研究所;针对科学教师和管理人员的性别平等课程，随后进行一个学期的行动研究;以及通过家庭科技之夜（FEST）对中学家长进行培训。

9619140 Chandrasekhar "Promoting Young Women in the Physical Sciences" is a sequential program spanning grades 5-12 that involves collaborations among teachers and administrators of the Columbia Public Schools, other area schools, University of Missouri faculty, local industries and parents. A combination of curricular, extracurricular and training components is designed to nurture and broaden the participation, interest and knowledge of students, particularly females. Curricular activities in the physical sciences are to be added to grades 5-9. Integrated science courses for grades 9-10 are to be designed and implemented so all students receive additional instruction in the physical sciences. Female-targeted sections of physics and chemistry are to be made available at the high schools. Extracurricular programs are to be implemented at three levels: the Exploring Physics after school program for grades 5-7 girls; Saturday Science Experiences, in collaboration with local industries, for grades 8-9 students; and a Summer Science Academy for grades 9-11 girls. The latter integrates Science, Engineering and Mathematics (SEM) disciplines through a toy factory building project. Training components for parents and school personnel include: physics summer institutes for teachers; a gender equity course followed by a semester of action research for science teachers and administrators; and middle school parent training through Family Evenings with Science and Technology (FEST).