An Earth System Scientist Network for Student and Scientist Partnerships

学生和科学家合作的地球系统科学家网络

• 批准号: 0085385
• 负责人: Tamara Ledley
• 金额: $ 8万
• 依托单位: TERC Inc
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2000
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2000-09-01 至 2003-11-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0085385&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Earth; System; Scientist; Network; Student

0085385LedleyThe National Science Education Standards (National Research council 1996) emphasize the importance of students engaging in an inquiry based approach to learning science (Science Content Standard A Science as Inquiry) and of students understanding the concepts and processes that shape our understanding of the natural world (Science Content Standard D Earth and Space Science). One method of having students learn science through an inquiry approach is to involve them in student and scientist partnerships. In order to develop a successful student and scientist partnership there are a number of issues that need to be addressed. The main requirement is that both sides need to benefit from the partnership. This means that the scientist needs to be able to see the advantage of having students work on his/her project, and the students and teachers need to see that the students contribute to the project and develop the skills in inquiry and the content knowledge in geoscience that are desired. This project will address both of these issues by developing an Earth System Scientist Network for Student and Scientist Partnerships. The PIs have identified scientists and will identify others who have projects that would benefit from the help of students, and recruit them to participate in the program. The scientists will work with the principal investigator, to first completely define their project, determine what role the students would have in the project, and map out the scientific protocols that the students will follow and the background and support materials to facilitate students successfully participating in their project. The scientists will also work with the principal investigator to identify issues in Earth system science, relevant to their data, that the students and teachers could use as a guide to help develop student's investigative skills and content knowledge in the geosciences. When the student and scientists partnerships are implemented students would contribute to the investigation that the scientist is conducting; however, if the scope of the project is too large or the content knowledge required too difficult, students will investigate these issues and thus still have the opportunity to develop their inquiry skills and content knowledge in geosciences. This project will also make use of the opportunity provided by the development of the Digital Library for Earth System Education (DLESE) to facilitate student and scientist partnerships. DLESE will be a place through which the scientists, students, and teachers will be able to access the data they need and the tools and resources that will facilitate students participating in research, developing their inquiry skills, and increasing their knowledge in the geosciences.

国家科学教育标准（国家研究理事会1996年）强调了学生参与基于探究的方法来学习科学的重要性（科学内容标准A作为探究的科学），以及学生理解塑造我们对自然世界的理解的概念和过程的重要性（科学内容标准D地球和空间科学）。 让学生通过探究方式学习科学的一种方法是让他们参与学生和科学家的伙伴关系。 为了建立一个成功的学生和科学家的伙伴关系，有一些问题需要解决。 主要要求是双方都需要从伙伴关系中受益。 这意味着科学家需要能够看到让学生从事他/她的项目的优势，学生和教师需要看到学生为项目做出贡献，并发展所需的调查技能和地球科学的内容知识。 该项目将通过建立学生和科学家伙伴关系地球系统科学家网络来解决这两个问题。 PI已经确定了科学家，并将确定其他谁有项目，将受益于学生的帮助，并招募他们参加该计划。 科学家将与主要研究者合作，首先完全定义他们的项目，确定学生在项目中的角色，并制定学生将遵循的科学协议以及背景和支持材料，以帮助学生成功参与项目。 科学家们还将与首席研究员合作，确定地球系统科学中与他们的数据相关的问题，学生和教师可以将其作为指导，以帮助培养学生在地球科学方面的调查技能和内容知识。 当学生和科学家的伙伴关系实施学生将有助于科学家正在进行的调查，但是，如果项目的范围太大或内容的知识要求太困难，学生将调查这些问题，从而仍然有机会发展自己的调查技能和内容的知识在地球科学。 该项目还将利用开发地球系统教育数字图书馆（DLESE）的机会，促进学生和科学家之间的伙伴关系。 DLESE将是一个地方，通过它的科学家，学生和教师将能够访问他们需要的数据和工具和资源，这将有助于学生参与研究，发展他们的调查技能，并增加他们在地球科学的知识。