IM-AWARE (Instructional Meteorology - Applications of Weather for Awareness, Readiness and Education)

大气科学（41）为了解决每年在各州造成死亡、伤害和广泛破坏的龙卷风相关问题，正在开发一种易于使用、高科技、数据丰富的龙卷风教育模块。该模块利用俄克拉何马州气候调查开发的网络浏览器插件软件（WxScope），以一种基于查询的、网络建构主义的学习形式利用互联网，将龙卷风发展、结构和意识的最新知识以一种实现入门级本科气象学课程目标的方式带给学生用户。OCS网络浏览器插件方法将学生置于历史和国家龙卷风数据的最前沿，以及由国家首要的严重风暴研究单位俄克拉何马州天气中心收集的最新研究质量数据。这个为期一年的概念验证项目侧重于开发(1)在网络浏览器环境中使用的交互式龙卷风数据分析软件，(2)用于研究龙卷风及其影响的独立网络模块，以及(3)使用5月3日龙卷风事件的数据进行一系列龙卷风模拟，以评估学生在龙卷风发生时在龙卷风预测、预警和减灾方面的学习情况。每个活动还包含有关其实施如何符合当前国家K-12科学和数学标准以及NSTA指南的信息。该模块利用龙卷风作为开发数学（绘图，频率分布，概率等）和科学（大气动力学，热力学和物理）主题的核心，以及这些与社会（精算统计，保险评级结构，公共安全等）和政府政策（联邦资金，灾难声明等）问题的关系。龙卷风模块提供了一个学期学习多学科主题的机会，提高学习者对科学和非科学学科之间关键关系的欣赏。该模块开发的成功为未来天气感知模块（飓风、洪水等）的创建提供了一个模型，并将有助于改革全国本科课程中气象学的学习方式。该模块基于网络的特性也将允许学生在学期结束后很长一段时间内继续学习，培养终身学习者，并最终培养科学政策制定者。

Atmospheric Sciences (41) To address issues surrounding tornadoes that each year, in every state, cause deaths, injuries, and extensive damage, an easy-to-use, high-tech, data-rich educational tornado module is being developed. The module utilizes the Oklahoma Climatological Survey developed web browser plug-in software (WxScope) in an inquiry-based, web-constructivist learning format to harness the internet, bringing the current knowledge of tornado development, structure, and awareness to the student-user in a way that achieves curriculum goals in entry-level undergraduate meteorology courses. The OCS web browser plug-in approach places the students at the cutting edge of both historical and national tornado data, and the latest research-quality data gathered by the nation's premier severe storms research unit, the Oklahoma Weather Center. This one-year proof-of-concept project focuses on the development of (1) interactive tornado data analysis software for use inside a web-browser environment, (2) a self-contained web-based module for the study of tornadoes and their effects, and (3) a series of tornado simulations using data from the May 3rd tornado event to assess student learning in the areas of tornado prediction, warning, and disaster mitigation while a tornado is in progress. Each activity also contains information on how its implementation meets current national K-12 science and math standards and NSTA guidelines. This module utilizes the tornado as a centerpiece in developing mathematical (graphing, frequency distributions, probability, etc.) and scientific (atmospheric dynamics, thermodynamics and physics) topics, and how these relate to societal (actuarial statistics, insurance rating structures, public safety, etc.) and governmental policy (federal funding, disaster declarations, etc.) issues. The tornado module provides opportunities to study multi-disciplinary topics throughout a semester, improving the learner's appreciation for the critical relationship between scientific and non-scientific disciplines. This success of this module' development provides a model for the creation of future weather awareness modules (hurricanes, floods, etc.) and will help reform the way in which meteorology is studied in undergraduate courses across the nation. The web-based nature of the module will also allow students to continue learning long after the semester ends, creating life-long learners, and ultimately, educated science policy makers.