Interactions in Understanding the Universe (I2U2)

了解宇宙互动(I2U2)的总体目标是支持和加强基于网格的科学实验的教育和推广活动，这些实验利用美国实验室和大学的联合资源。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实验室组合和一个“虚拟组织”，以支持不同项目的参与者和开发人员。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，以协助开发人员创建这些教育资源。这些实验室通过使用网格进行教育的方式开辟了新天地，就像科学使用网格一样。通过QuarkNet/Grid项目的宇宙射线合作，已经在开发一个试点“e-Lab”。根据这笔赠款，I2U2将完成对试点的更多实质性评估和改进，并将通过多次试验，支持为正规和非正规教育开发原型实验室和相关资源。I2U2特别专注于接触科学代表性不足的社区，其中几个合作伙伴位于少数族裔人口较多的地区。这些实验室的教育内容将利用NSF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。这些实验室的交付工具--交互式“合作实验室”--将提供资源，用于实践探索当今一些最相关和最令人兴奋的科学主题。重点将是提供科学数据、用于探索数据的分析工具以及用于交互和协作的设施。参与者将学习数据分析技能，以及网格计算提供的海量计算资源如何成为探索重要科学问题的关键。学生、教师和科学家将不受距离和时间的限制，共同探索在科学前沿的广泛研究项目中使用的可接近的发现环境版本。合作伙伴将采取两个相似但截然不同的形状。“e-Labs”作为可在教室和家里访问的基于Web的门户网站提供，将利用基于Web的媒体的不断扩展的功能来实施。“i-Labs”以交互界面的形式提供，通常位于科学博物馆和类似的公共场所内，它将利用显示技术和人机交互的最新进展，并将把科学调查和询问的体验和欣赏带给广大非正规教育受众。I2U2由几个NSF董事和部门联合支持：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.