Franklin County STEM Reserach Academies for Young Scientists (STEMRAYS)

富兰克林县青年科学家 STEM 研究院 (STEMRAYS)

• 批准号: 0639687
• 负责人: Morton Sternheim
• 金额: $ 80万
• 依托单位: University of Massachusetts Amherst
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2006
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2006-12-01 至 2010-11-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0639687&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Franklin; County; STEM; Reserach; Academies

This project will provide science research programs for rural grade 4-8 students in after-school and summer programs. The lead partner is the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass), which is just outside Franklin County; the other higher education partner is the only college in this county, Greenfield Community College (GCC). Other partners are the county's eight school districts plus local businesses and informal science organizations. STEMRAYS will connect students and teachers with ongoing interdisciplinary environmental research programs in the region, providing them with authentic science experiences and interactions with scientists, engineers and college and graduate students from UMass, GCC and Smith College. Students and teachers will collect and analyze data that will be used by the scientists and engineers in their research projects, focusing on five environmental research themes: Arsenic, Pioneer Valley Watershed Studies, Weather RATS, Air Quality and Birds. This coupling to active research groups has been demonstrated to provide a richer experience for students than do science "activities" that provide only a classroom-based experience. STEMRAYS research involves major concepts in the biological, physical and earth sciences, as well as significant ideas in engineering and technology. Analyzing, graphing and interpreting data will aid in developing mathematical skills. STEMRAYS will support in-school curricula due to alignment with the Massachusetts Math, Science and Technology/ Engineering Framework. Program features include an online resource bank and career awareness/workplace activities. Project goals for students include increasing their interest in science careers, their knowledge of science content and the role of science in the world. Teachers will increase their understanding of the process of doing scientific research, their ability to engage and motivate students in science and their knowledge of science content. STEMRAYS will deepen the partnership among schools, institutions of higher education, informal education centers and business to support the program and to help sustain it after the grant ends. An educational research program will go beyond the usual project evaluation in studying the impact of STEMRAYS research team model on the students and on the teachers. The pilot phase will offer after school programs in six elementary schools and science clubs in two middle schools. Following summer workshops for teachers and a science camp for middle school students, full-scale implementation will involve 24 teachers and approximately 288 children.

该项目将为农村4-8年级学生提供课外和暑期科学研究项目。 主要合作伙伴是位于富兰克林县郊外的马萨诸塞大学阿默斯特分校 (UMass)；另一个高等教育合作伙伴是该县唯一的一所大学——格林菲尔德社区学院 (GCC)。 其他合作伙伴包括该县的八个学区以及当地企业和非正式科学组织。 STEMRAYS 将把学生和教师与该地区正在进行的跨学科环境研究项目联系起来，为他们提供真实的科学体验，并与来自麻省大学、海湾合作委员会和史密斯学院的科学家、工程师以及大学生和研究生进行互动。 学生和教师将收集和分析数据，供科学家和工程师在其研究项目中使用，重点关注五个环境研究主题：砷、先锋谷流域研究、天气老鼠、空气质量和鸟类。 事实证明，与仅提供课堂体验的科学“活动”相比，与活跃的研究小组的结合可以为学生提供更丰富的体验。 STEMRAYS 研究涉及生物、物理和地球科学的主要概念，以及工程和技术的重要思想。 分析、绘制图表和解释数据将有助于培养数学技能。 由于与马萨诸塞州数学、科学和技术/工程框架保持一致，STEMRAYS 将支持校内课程。 计划功能包括在线资源库和职业意识/工作场所活动。 学生的项目目标包括提高他们对科学职业的兴趣、对科学内容的了解以及科学在世界中的作用。 教师将增加他们对科学研究过程的理解、吸引和激励学生参与科学的能力以及他们对科学内容的了解。 STEMRAYS 将深化学校、高等教育机构、非正式教育中心和企业之间的合作伙伴关系，以支持该计划并在赠款结束后帮助维持该计划。 教育研究计划将超越通常的项目评估，研究 STEMRAYS 研究团队模式对学生和教师的影响。 试点阶段将在六所小学提供课外活动，并在两所中学提供科学俱乐部。 继为教师举办的夏季讲习班和为中学生举办的科学营之后，全面实施将涉及 24 名教师和约 288 名儿童。