SEEK: Science and Engineering Experiences for Knowledge -- An ASCEND Project

该提案旨在为中学生及其家庭提供为期3年的课后探索和新发现中心（ASCEND）项目的资金。 科学和工程知识经验（SEEK）项目将在第一年招收60名学生，第二年招收120名学生，第三年招收180名学生。学生将参与探索项目主题的调查项目，“佛罗里达的环境：过去，现在和未来。“活动包括个人和团体项目，实地考察，家庭项目在家里，家长参与，并在博物馆为其他中学生和博物馆参观者的项目介绍。 第一年的项目活动将让学生通过研究昆虫来了解佛罗里达的地质和生物历史以及全球变化环境。 在第二年，学生将通过对昆虫的研究了解佛罗里达目前的环境。在第三年，学生将调查影响佛罗里达未来环境的因素，如栖息地，天气和回收利用。 学生们将每周见面两次（下午3：30 - 5：30）。在学年中。 该项目是一项合作努力，涉及佛罗里达大学的佛罗里达自然历史博物馆及其工程学院，阿拉楚阿县学校董事会和盖恩斯维尔地区公用事业。

This proposal seeks funding for a 3-year After School Centers For Exploration and New Discovery (ASCEND) project for middle school students and their families. The Science and Engineering Experiences for Knowledge (SEEK) project will enroll 60 students during Year 1, 120 students during Year 2, and 180 students during Year 3. The students will engage in investigative projects that explore the program theme, "Florida's Environment: Past, Present, and Future." Activities include individual and group projects, field trips, family projects at home, parental involvement, and project presentations at the museum for other middle school students and museum visitors. Project activities in the first year will engage the students in learning about Florida's geological and biological history and global change environment through the study of insects. In the second year students will be introduced to Florida's present environment through the study of insects. During the third year, students will investigate factors that will influcence Florida's future environment such as habitats, weather and recycling. The students will meet two times a week (3:30 p.m. - 5:30p.m.) during the school year. The project is a collaborative effort involving the University of Florida's Florida Museum of Natural History and its College of Engineering, The Alachua County School Board and the Gainesville Regional Utilities.