Milwaukee Public Museum "Science Explorations" After School Program

密尔沃基公共博物馆“科学探索”课后计划

• 批准号: 0206007
• 负责人: Susan-Sullivan Borkin
• 金额: $ 25.95万
• 依托单位: Milwaukee Public Museum
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2002
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2002-07-01 至 2006-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0206007&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Milwaukee; Public; Museum; Science; Explorations

Milwaukee Public Museum will provide underrepresented, economically-disadvantaged, minority, urban girls in grades 6 to 8 an opportunity to participate in hands-on science learning activities and mentoring by scientists in botany, geology, zoology and biodiversity studies. The participants will have the opportunity to learn directly from the scientists, join them at field studies, conduct mini-research under their guidance and find out what inspired their career choices. In addition to the expertise of the scientists, "Science Explorations" program will utilize the exhibits, collections, live animals, scientific laboratories and computer/distance learning laboratory during a series of 12-week after school sessions in the fall and spring semesters. A total of 141 girls will receive 96 hours of instruction over three years. "Science Explorations" activities will promote learning of biological and geological forces that have formed the present natural environment with a focus on the local area where the participants reside. Parental involvement in the "Families and Friends" event and a complimentary museum and Clue Crew membership will sustain, support and encourage future visits to the museum. Participants' change in science knowledge and attitudes, performance in science subjects, career planning and support system to pursue interest in science will be monitored as part of the project evaluation. The evaluation design could serve as a model for studying informal science learning in a museum setting.

密尔沃基公共博物馆将为6至8年级代表性不足、经济上处于不利地位的少数民族城市女孩提供机会，让她们参加动手科学学习活动，并由植物学、地质学、动物学和生物多样性研究方面的科学家提供指导。 参与者将有机会直接向科学家学习，加入他们的实地研究，在他们的指导下进行小型研究，并找出是什么激发了他们的职业选择。 除了科学家的专业知识，“科学探索”计划将利用展品，收藏品，活动物，科学实验室和计算机/远程学习实验室在秋季和春季学期的一系列12周课后课程。 在三年内，共有141名女孩将接受96小时的教学。 “科学探索”活动将促进对形成目前自然环境的生物和地质力量的学习，重点是参与者居住的当地地区。 家长参与“家庭和朋友”活动以及免费的博物馆和线索船员会员将维持，支持和鼓励未来参观博物馆。 计划评审工作会监察参加者在科学知识和态度方面的转变、科学科目的表现、职业规划，以及对科学兴趣的支援系统。 评估设计可以作为一个模型，研究非正式的科学学习在博物馆设置。