Inquiry-Based Learning Through Laboratory Exercises in Seismology: An Invitation to the World of Science Research

Kafka0331227通过地震学实验室练习进行探究式学习：科学研究世界的邀请使用简单、廉价的地震仪，可以记录地球仪上远距离的地震。这项赠款设计了实验室练习和一个学生研究项目，其基础是一个简单、廉价的AS1地震仪记录的地震图和互联网上从全球地震监测中获得的地震信息。这些学习体验邀请学生通过调查地震仪记录的内容，以探究式学习的方式进入科学研究的世界。这项活动的主要智力价值包括修改和完善我们迄今为止在发展真实科学体验方面的工作，让学生参与解决现实世界的科学问题。与波士顿学院林奇教育学院，两所波士顿公立高中和一所中学的合作伙伴合作，我们开发实验室调查，以支持基于AS1地震仪的以学生为中心的研究项目。在这个项目的两年中，我们正在与三所目标学校（两所高中，一所中学）在波士顿地区，并在教育的林奇学校的整个本科小学教师人口，以及我们的本科地球科学专业密切合作。这至少涉及大约3名高中科学教师和他们的学生（约400名学生），110名本科小学教师，3名中学教师和他们的学生（约300名），以及20名本科地球科学专业。然而，通过我们的推广和传播部分，我们能够影响更大的人群，这项工作的更广泛影响涉及到参与真实的动手科学的代表性不足的少数民族人口。此外，这项工作作为一个试验场，我们开发的科学活动，可用于所有高中和中学在马萨诸塞州。我们正在继续与我们的专业第一年介绍物理学课程相关的一系列真实的科学实验室练习的发展，开发学生研究项目，并将这些实验室练习和研究项目扩展到其他两个人群：林奇教育学院和两所市中心高中为未来教师开设的本科科学课程（Brighton High School和Odyssey High School）和一所中学（马萨诸塞州沃尔瑟姆的南方中学）。这些活动的依据是AS1地震仪记录的地震图和互联网上提供的地震数据。

Kafka0331227Inquiry-Based Learning Through Laboratory Exercises in Seismology: An Invitation to the World Of Science ResearchUsing a simple, inexpensive seismograph, it is possible to record earthquakes at great distances from across the globe. This grant designs laboratory exercises and a student research project that are based on seismograms recorded by a simple, inexpensive AS1 seismograph and on earthquake information available on the Internet from global monitoring of earthquakes. These learning experiences invite students into the world of scientific research by inquiry-based learning through investigation of what is recorded by seismographs.The primary intellectual merit of this activity involves the revision and refinement of our work to date on developing authentic science experiences that engage students in solving real-world scientific problems. Working with partners in the Boston College Lynch School of Education, two Boston public high schools, and one middle school, we develop laboratory investigations to support student-centered research projects based on the AS1 seismograph. During the two years of this project, we are working closely with three target schools (two high schools, and one middle) in the Boston area, and the entire undergraduate elementary teacher population in the Lynch School of Education, as well as our undergraduate geoscience majors. At a minimum this involves approximately three high school science teachers and their students (about 400 students), 110 undergraduate elementary teachers, three middle school teachers and their students (about 300), and 20 undergraduate geoscience majors. However, through our outreach and dissemination components we are in a position to impact a much larger population.The broader impact of this work involves engagement of underrepresented minority populations in the doing of real hands-on science. Further, this work serves as a testing ground where we develop scientific activities that can be used in all high and middle schools in the state of Massachusetts. We are continuing the development of a series of authentic science laboratory exercises associated with our first-year introductory geophysics course for majors, to develop a student research project, and to extend these laboratory exercises and research project to two other populations: an undergraduate science course for prospective teachers in the Lynch School of Education, and two inner-city high schools (Brighton High School and Odyssey High School), and a middle school (South Middle School in Waltham, MA). These activities are based on seismograms recorded by the AS1 seismograph and on earthquake data available on the Internet.