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性学习：科学研究的邀请使用简单、廉价的地震仪，可以在全球很远的地方记录地震。这笔赠款设计了实验室练习和一个学生研究项目，这些练习和研究项目基于一台简单、廉价的AS1地震仪记录的地震图和互联网上全球地震监测的地震信息。这些学习体验通过对地震仪记录的东西的调查，邀请学生通过探究式学习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在开发真实科学经验方面的工作，使学生参与解决现实世界的科学问题。我们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，开展实验室调查，以支持基于AS1地震仪的以学生为中心的研究项目。在该项目的两年中，我们与波士顿地区的三所目标学校(两所高中和一所中学)、林奇教育学院的所有本科小学教师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名高中科学教师及其学生(约400名学生)、110名本科小学教师、3名中学教师及其学生(约300名)和20名本科地球科学专业学生。然而，通过我们的外展和传播部分，我们能够影响更多的人。这项工作的更广泛的影响包括让未被充分代表的少数群体参与实际动手的科学工作。此外，这项工作是我们开展科学活动的试验场，可以在马萨诸塞州的所有高中和中学使用。我们正在继续开发一系列与我们面向专业的第一年地球物理入门课程相关的真实的科学实验室练习，以开发一个学生研究项目，并将这些实验室练习和研究项目扩展到另外两个人群：林奇教育学院为未来教师提供的本科科学课程，以及两所市中心的高中(布莱顿高中和奥德赛高中)和一所中学(马萨诸塞州沃尔瑟姆的南方中学)。这些活动是基于AS1地震仪记录的地震图和因特网上可获得的地震数据。

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.