Cicadas and Forests Education

该项目的目标是教育10至18岁的儿童了解昆虫和森林的生态，人类活动如何影响它们的相互作用，以及科学研究是如何进行的。它将在印第安纳州传播基于研究奖DEB 0345331、蝉和森林教育的信息。在2004年5月和6月的一段时间里，美国被周期性的蝉吸引，它们不同寻常地汇聚了大众和科学的兴趣。随着2007年和2008年中西部和南部出现更多的幼崽，该项目将利用这种提高的认识作为非正式科学教育的工具。该项目将利用研究中现有的视频片段，制作一部关于蝉的定期纪录片，在公共电视台播出，并以DVD形式分发给学校；用PowerPoint制作基于计算机的互动演示；以及为科学中心使用的蝉生命周期的互动3D动画。该项目的合作者包括当地公共电视台、WonderLab(一家科学博物馆)、印第安纳州立博物馆和印第安纳州的学校系统。

The goal of this project is to educate children between the ages of 10 and 18 about the ecology of insects and forests, how human activities affect their interaction, and how scientific research is conducted. It will disseminate information throughout Indiana based on research award DEB 0345331, Cicadas and Forests Education.For a period during May and June 2004 the United States was captivated by periodical cicadas in an unusual convergence of popular and scientific interest. This project will use this heightened awareness as a vehicle for informal science education as additional broods emerge in 2007 and 2008 in the Midwest and South. The project will use existing video footage from the research to produce a documentary film on periodical cicadas for airing on public television stations and distribution on DVDs to schools; an interactive computer-based presentation in PowerPoint; and an interactive 3-D animation of the cicada life cycle for use in a science center. Project collaborators include local public television stations, Wonderlab (a science museum), the Indiana State Museum and school systems in Indiana.