Interactions in Understanding the Universe (I2U2)

理解宇宙的互动（I2U2）的总体目标是支持和加强利用美国实验室和大学联合资源的基于网格的科学实验的教育和推广活动。在多年的时间里，一群科学家、计算机科学家和教育工作者致力于建立一个丰富的、连贯的、在线协作的实验室和一个“虚拟组织”，以支持参与者和跨项目的开发人员。I2U2将为不同的受众开发和维护一个虚拟实验室组合，并将提供工具和支持服务，以帮助开发人员创建这些教育资源。这些实验室以与科学使用网格相同的方式在教育中使用网格，从而开辟了新的领域。一个试验性的“电子实验室”已经通过QuarkNet/Grid项目的宇宙射线合作项目在开发中。在这笔拨款下，I2U2将完成对试点项目更实质性的评估和改进，并将通过多种实验，支持为正规和非正规教育开发原型实验室和相关资源。I2U2特别侧重于接触在科学领域代表性不足的社区，其中一些合作伙伴位于少数民族人口较多的地区。这些实验室的教育内容将利用美国国家科学基金会资助的广泛研究项目的科学，为K-12、本科和非正式教育创造有效、令人兴奋的机会。这些实验室的运载工具，交互式“合作实验室”，将为实践探索一些当今最相关和最激动人心的科学主题提供资源。重点将是提供科学数据、用于探索数据的分析工具，以及进行互动和协作的设施。参与者将学习数据分析技能，以及网格计算提供的大量计算资源如何成为探索重要科学问题的关键。不受距离和时间的限制，学生、教师和科学家将共同探索在科学前沿的广泛研究项目中使用的发现环境的平易近人的版本。合作实验室将采取两种相似但不同的形式。“电子实验室”作为基于网络的门户网站，在教室和家里都可以访问，将利用基于网络的媒体不断扩大的能力来实施。“i-Labs”作为交互界面，通常位于科学博物馆和类似的公共场所，将利用最新的显示技术和人机交互，并将科学调查和探究的经验和欣赏带给非正式教育的广大受众。I2U2由NSF的几个部门联合支持：MPS/PHY、MPS/OMA和EHR/ESIE。

The overall goal of Interactions in Understanding the Universe (I2U2) is to support and strengthen the Education and Outreach activities of Grid-based scientific experiments that utilize federated resources at U.S. labs and universities. Over a multiyear period, a group of scientists, computer scientists and educators are committed to building a rich portfolio of coherent, online collaborative labs and a "virtual organization" to support participants and developers across projects. I2U2 will develop and maintain a virtual portfolio of laboratories for a diverse range of audiences and will provide tools and support services to assist developers in creating these educational resources. These laboratories break new ground by using the Grid for education in the same way that science uses the Grid. A pilot "e-Lab" is already in development through the QuarkNet/Grid Project's Cosmic Ray Collaboration. Under this grant, I2U2 will complete more substantive evaluation and enhancement of the pilot and will support the development of prototype labs and associated resources, for both formal and informal education, by multiple experiments. I2U2 is particularly focused on reaching communities underrepresented in science, and several of the partners are situated in areas with high minority populations.The educational content of these labs will leverage the science of a broad range of NSF-funded research projects to create effective, exciting opportunities for K-12, undergraduate and informal education. The delivery vehicle for these labs, interactive "collaboratories," will provide resources for hands-on exploration of some of today's most relevant and exciting scientific topics. The focus will be on providing scientific data, analysis tools with which to explore the data, and the facilities to interact and collaborate. Participants will learn data analysis skills and how the massive computing resources afforded by Grid computing are a key in enabling the exploration of important scientific problems. Constrained neither by distance nor time, students, teachers and scientists will together explore approachable versions of the discovery environments employed in the broad spectrum of research projects at the frontiers of science. The collaboratories will take two similar but distinct shapes. "e-Labs," delivered as Web-based portals accessible in the classroom and at home, will be implemented with the ever-expanding capabilities of Web-based media. "i-Labs," delivered as interactive interfaces typically located within science museums and similar public venues, will leverage the latest advances in display technology and human-computer interaction, and will bring the experiences and appreciation of scientific investigation and inquiry to the wide audience of informal education. I2U2 is supported jointly by several NSF directorates and divisions: MPS/PHY, MPS/OMA, and EHR/ESIE.