GK-12: Middle School Investigators in Environmental Science

GK-12：环境科学中学生调查员

• 批准号: 0231857
• 负责人: Nancy McMillan
• 金额: $ 126.73万
• 依托单位: New Mexico State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2003
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2003-07-01 至 2006-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0231857&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: GK; 12; Middle; Investigators; Environmental

Proposal SummaryNew Mexico State University is partnering with the three public school districts in south-central New Mexico and the Chihuahuan Desert Nature Park (CDNP), a non-profit organization that provides environmental science experiences for K-12 teachers and students. The Fellows, graduate students in biology, chemistry, biochemistry and geology, partner with middle school science teachers and the CDNP to use weather software produced by AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc. to allow students, Fellows, teachers, and the CDNP staff to access, process and analyze weather data from over 6,000 locations nationwide. The teams are involved in both implementing existing CNDP and AWS learning modules and developing new modules that integrate weather data, geology, biology, and chemistry to fit curricular needs and address New Mexico and national science education standards. The broader impacts of this activity include the mentoring relationships developed between the middle school students and the Fellows who work with them; the increased interest of middle school students in pursuing STEM studies and careers; the enhanced abilities of participating teachers to develop climate focused classrooms modules reflecting the teachers' increased content knowledge and their increased comfort with inquiry-based learning techniques. The fellows are developing improved communication skills (especially with non-scientists), and knowledge of teaching methods and learning processes. In addition the interdisciplinary nature of the teams are resulting in increased Fellow appreciation for interdisciplinary research and an enhanced understanding of the broader scientific and social implications of their research.Title of Project: GK-12: Middle School Student Investigators in Environmental ScienceInstitution: New Mexico State UniversityPI/Co-PI: Nancy J. McMillan, New Mexico State University; Stephanie Bestelmeyer, Chihuahuan Desert Nature Park; Erlinda Martinez, Las Cruces Public Schools District;Cynthia Nava, Gadsden Public Schools District; Georgia Lane, Hatch Public Schools DistrictPartner School Districts: Las Cruces, Gadsden, Hatch Budget: 1,267,299 total for three yearsNo of Fellows/year: 11 Graduate FellowsTarget Audience: Middle School Setting: Urban, RuralDisciplines: Biology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Geology

新墨西哥州立大学正在与新墨西哥州中南部的三个公立学区和奇瓦瓦沙漠自然公园（CDNP）合作，这是一个为K-12教师和学生提供环境科学经验的非营利组织。研究员是生物学、化学、生物化学和地质学的研究生，他们与中学科学教师和CDNP合作，使用AWS Convergence Technologies， Inc.生产的天气软件，使学生、研究员、教师和CDNP工作人员能够访问、处理和分析来自全国6000多个地点的天气数据。这些团队参与实施现有的CNDP和AWS学习模块，并开发整合天气数据、地质学、生物学和化学的新模块，以适应课程需求，并满足新墨西哥州和国家科学教育标准。这项活动更广泛的影响包括中学生和与他们一起工作的研究员之间建立了师徒关系；中学生对从事STEM学习和职业的兴趣增加；参与教学的教师开发以气候为重点的课堂模块的能力增强，反映了教师对内容知识的增加和他们对基于探究的学习技术的增加。这些研究员正在发展改进的沟通技巧（特别是与非科学家），以及教学方法和学习过程的知识。此外，由于研究小组的跨学科性质，研究员对跨学科研究的认识有所提高，并对其研究的更广泛的科学和社会影响有了更深入的了解。项目名称：GK-12：中学生环境科学研究机构：新墨西哥州立大学项目负责人/共同负责人：Nancy J. McMillan，新墨西哥州立大学；Stephanie Bestelmeyer，奇瓦瓦沙漠自然公园；埃尔琳达·马丁内斯，拉斯克鲁塞斯公立学区；加兹登公立学区的辛西娅·纳瓦；乔治亚街，哈奇公立学区合作学区：拉斯克鲁塞斯，加兹登，哈奇预算：1,267,299总计三年研究员人数/年：11研究生目标受众：中学设置：城市，农村学科：生物学，化学，生物化学，地质学