Continuing, GK-12: From Aquifers to Estuaries Tracing a Drop of Water via an Interactive Program Linking UT Scientists with K-12 Students and Teachers

提案#：0638740 PRINCIPAL调查员：Kenneth DuntonINSTUTION：德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校：继续，GK-12：通过将德克萨斯大学科学家与K-12学生和教师联系起来的互动计划，从含水层到河口追踪一滴水正在进行的GK-12项目，通过将德克萨斯大学科学家与K-12学生和教师联系起来的互动计划，从含水层到河口追踪一滴水，德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校与三个K-12城市学区合作，目标是物理、化学、生物学、数学、地质和环境科学等学科的5-8年级学生。该项目的主题是“追踪一滴水”，该项目将该项目与在表现不佳的学校增加教师知识的努力联系在一起，并为研究员提供了一个例子，说明科学家如何在保持研究生涯的同时，激发学生对科学的兴趣。该计划的学术价值通过专注于跨学科的环境和分水岭科学，在科学家和K-12社区之间建立了伙伴关系。将在数学、科学、社会科学和技术之间建立创造性的联系，以解决内陆和沿海流域的重要社会问题。这一计划的更广泛影响不仅努力增加5-8年级学生的STEM知识，还鼓励学生考虑STEM职业选择。参与该项目的K-12学校是高需求学校，通常三分之二以上的学生来自代表性不足的群体。此外，水的总体主题对所有人来说都是至关重要的。这项持续的计划旨在改变大学研究界的K-12外展文化，并为其他高等教育机构树立榜样。

PROPOSAL #: 0638740PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Kenneth DuntonINSTITUTION: University of Texas at AustinTITLE: Continuing, GK-12: From Aquifers to Estuaries Tracing a Drop of Water via an Interactive Program Linking UT Scientists with K-12 Students and TeachersThe continuing GK-12 project, From Aquifers to Estuaries Tracing a Drop of Water via an Interactive Program Linking UT Scientists with K-12 Students and Teachers, between the University of Texas at Austin and three K-12 urban school districts, targets students in grades 5-8 in the disciplines of physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics and marine, geological and environmental sciences. The theme of the project "Tracing a Drop of Water" has linked the program with efforts to increase teacher content knowledge in under-performing schools and provides fellows with an example of how scientists can excite students about science while still having a career in research. The intellectual merit of the program established a partnership between scientists and the K-12 community by focusing on interdisciplinary environmental and watershed sciences. There will be creative links between mathematics, science, social science and technology in order to address important social issues in inland and coastal watersheds. The broader impacts of this program not only strives to increase students STEM knowledge in grades 5-8 but also encourages students to think about STEM career options. The K-12 schools involved in this project are high-needs schools with typically over two-thirds of the students from underrepresented groups. Also, the overall theme of water is critical to all people. The sustained program aims to change the culture of K-12 outreach in the university research community and to serve as a model for other institutions of higher learning.