Enlightening Lightning! Coupling Earth Systems Research to K-12 Education Using Planetarium Presentations

启发闪电！将地球系统研究与K-12教育相结合利用天文馆演示向学生介绍地球和大气过程的基础，使用天文馆演示作为课堂外的学习环境。这个项目开发了一个以雷暴为主题的课程集合，集中在闪电上。该课程面向5至8年级的学生，既包括多媒体天空穹顶项目(幻灯片、视频、模拟)，也包括附带探究性练习的书面材料和实验室材料。这些材料是通过天文馆设施传播的一系列课程集合(涵盖气候、天气和水循环)中的第一个。关于雷暴和闪电的学习单元目前有几种形式，包括基于网络的单元、传统文本、视频或电影演示，以及作为博物馆的静态展示。然而，在开发雷雨和闪电课程材料时，天文馆设施通常被绕过。天文馆环境有助于从太空进行闪电探测的演示，例如，通过NASA的热带降雨测量任务、闪电成像传感器和光学瞬变探测器收集的数据。此外，还可以展示和描述验证地面闪电探测的实地活动。闪电研究中的关键问题是可以确定的。不同学术部门(大气科学、物理、教育、可视化科学)以及主要研究机构的教职员工和学生的参与将明显增强所有这些机构积极参与将研究转化为中小学生教育的能力。

Enlightening Lightning!Coupling Earth Systems Research to K-12 EducationUsing Planetarium PresentationsThis project introduces students to the foundations of earth and atmospheric processes using planetarium presentations as an out-of-classroom learning milieu. This project develops a curriculum ensemble on the topic of thunderstorms, with a concentration on lightning. The curriculum targets students in grades 5 through 8 and includes both a multi-media sky-dome program (slides, video, simulations) and companion written and laboratory materials with inquiry-based exercises. These materials are the first in a series of curriculum ensembles (covering climate, weather and the water cycle) for dissemination through planetarium facilities. Learning modules on thunderstorms and lightning are currently available in several formats, including web-based modules, conventional texts, video or film presentations, and as static displays in museums. However, planetarium facilities have typically been by-passed in the development of thunderstorm and lightning curriculum materials. The planetarium environment facilitates demonstration of lightning detection from space, for example, through data collected by NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission, Lightning Imaging Sensor, and Optical Transient Detector. In addition, field campaigns to validate lightning detection on the ground can be shown and described. Key questions in lightning research can be identified. Participation by faculty and students in diverse academic departments (atmospheric science, physics, education, visualization sciences) as well as at premier research institutions (NSSL) will demonstrably enhance the capacity at all those institutions to be actively engaged in transferring research to education for elementary and secondary students.