Ice Stories: A Public Educational Resource for IPY

探索博物馆提出的冰故事计划致力于提高公众对国际极地年以及国际极地年研究的多学科范围的认识，增加公众对科学研究过程的了解，并促进国际极地年研究与公众宣传活动之间的关系。主要项目成果包括：1)为16名北极科学家(讲习班1)和16名南极科学家(讲习班2)举办两期讲习班，培训他们有效地与公众分享他们的科学知识。这些讲习班将包括叙事性讲故事、视频和音频设备的使用、粗略编辑和动手摄像培训。探索博物馆将充当科学家和公众之间的中介，澄清内容并将材料发布在网络上。2)在每个野外季节，来自北极和南极的网络直播最终达到每周5次。这些活动涉及更多的科学家，探索博物馆小组对与科学和国际海洋年有关的北极和南极活动进行了更多的现场报道。3)建立一个公共访问网站，在那里将张贴和存档所有材料，并每周更新2-3次。材料将利用现有资源，将包括：国际地球科学年主要研究领域的背景资料、与科学、技术和经济研究所国家学习标准的链接、国际地球科学年历史、科学家传记、过去南极探险项目的重新利用材料、北极和南极研究/生产旅行收集的材料以及从科学合作者那里收集的材料、播客、视频、RSS提要和博客。4)在探索博物馆举办IPY展览，展示材料并与其他博物馆分享材料。5)推广到特定的课后地点将惠及服务不足和代表性不足的儿童。该项目将由奈特-威廉姆斯研究传播公司进行独立的外部评估。

Ice Stories proposed by the Exploratorium strives to create public awareness of the International Polar Year (IPY) and the multi-disciplinary range of IPY research, increase public understanding of the process of scientific research and stimulate an enhanced relationship between IPY research and public outreach activities. Primary project deliverables include: 1) Two workshops for 16 Arctic (workshop 1) and 16 Antarctic scientists (workshop 2) to train them to effectively share their science with the general public. The workshops will cover narrative storytelling, use of video and audio equipment, rough-cut editing, and hands-on camera training. The Exploratorium will serve as an intermediary between the scientists and the public, clarifying content and posting material on the Web. 2) Live Web casts from the Arctic and Antarctic eventually reach 5 a week during each field season. These involve additional scientists, with additional in-situ coverage by the Exploratorium team of Arctic and Antarctic events associated with science and IPY. 3) Creation of a public access Web site where all materials will be posted and archived and updates will be undertaken 2-3 times each week. Materials will leverage existing resources and will include: background on major areas of IPY research, links to national learning standards in STEM, IPY history, biographies of scientists, repurposed material from past Exploratorium Antarctica projects, collected materials from research/production trips to the Arctic and Antarctic and from scientific collaborators, Pod casts, video, RSS feeds, and blogs. 4) An IPY exhibit at the Exploratorium showcasing the materials and sharing of the materials with other museums. 5) Outreach to specific after-school sites will reach underserved and underrepresented children.Independent external evaluation of the project will be conducted by Knight-Williams Research Communications.