Space Weather Outreach

该项目将开发一个全面的空间天气外展计划，以接触到学生、教育工作者和其他公众，并与他们分享这一科学学科的发现。空间科学研究所将利用其以往的成功和其他教育项目的成功，开发一项全面和综合的计划，包括以下五个部分：(1)包括在线教育游戏的空间天气中心网站；(2)图书馆、购物中心和科学中心的小型展品；(3)课后计划；(4)教育工作者专业发展讲习班，以及(5)创新的评估和教育研究项目。其首要目标是激励、参与和教育广大公众，并在非正规教育社区和K-12教育社区之间建立战略性和创新性的联系。合作伙伴包括加州大学伯克利分校的空间科学实验室；美国图书馆协会；Macerich：一家在全国有影响力的购物中心开发商；以及数学、工程、科学成就计划。该项目汇集了展览设计师、平面艺术家、正式/非正式教育工作者和研究科学家之间的创造性合作。该项目涵盖了一系列科学传播战略(正式、非正式和公众宣传)。该项目的评估部分将检查项目要素的协同工作情况，一项试点研究将探索在线数字游戏在传达复杂空间天气内容方面的功效。结果将公布，调查结果将在专业会议和在线上公布。这个为期三年的项目预计将影响200多万人，包括展览和网站访问者以及图书馆和商场等各种场所的外展访问者。

This project will develop a comprehensive Space Weather Outreach program to reach students, educators, and other members of the public, and share with them the discoveries from this scientific discipline. The Space Science Institute will capitalize on its prior successes and the success of other education programs to develop a comprehensive and integrated program that has the following five components: (1) the Space Weather Center website that includes online educational games; (2) Small Exhibits for Libraries, Shopping Malls, and Science Centers; (3) After-School Programs; (4) Professional Development Workshops for Educators, and (5) an innovative Evaluation and Education Research project. Its overarching goal is to inspire, engage, and educate a broad spectrum of the public and make strategic and innovative connections between informal and K-12 education communities. Partners include UC Berkeley's Space Sciences Laboratory; the American Library Association; Macerich: a mall developer with nationwide impact; and the Math, Engineering, Science Achievement program. The project brings together a creative collaboration between exhibit designers, graphic artists, formal/informal educators, and research scientists. The project spans a full spectrum of science communication strategies (formal, informal, and public outreach). The evaluation part of the project will examine how well the project elements work together and a pilot research study will explore the efficacy of online digital games for communicating complex space weather content. Results will be published and the findings presented at professional meetings and online. The three-year project is expected to impact well over two million people, including exhibit and website visitors and outreach visitors at various venues such as libraries and malls.