The Golden Gate Bridge As An Informal Science Education Resource

金门大桥作为非正式的科学教育资源

• 批准号: 0840185
• 负责人: Denis Mulligan
• 金额: $ 299.98万
• 依托单位: Golden Gate Bridge Highway Transportation District
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-09-01 至 2016-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0840185&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Golden; Gate; Bridge; Informal; Science

The Golden Gate Bridge Highway Transportation District (GGBHTD), in collaboration with the Consortium of Universities for Research in Earthquake Engineering (CUREE), and in partnership with Princeton University, Stanford University, San Jose State University, the Sciencenter (Ithaca, NY), the Exploratorium (San Francisco), Eyethink, West Wind Laboratory, EHDD Architects, the American Public Works Association, and the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association, is conducting a multi-faceted project about the science and engineering of the Golden Gate Bridge and about how public works facilities around the country can potentially become sites for public understanding of and engagement with science and engineering. GGBHTD, which operates and maintains the bridge, ferries and buses, hosts over 10-million visitors annually to their current visitor center at the south end of the bridge (San Francisco), serves an additional 2-million users of their ferries, and hosts a popular Web site (http://goldengatebridge.org/). The project deliverables are scheduled to coincide in 2012 with the 75th anniversary of the 1937 opening of the bridge. Educational products include: outdoor exhibits at the Golden Gate Bridge; exhibits about the bridge on the District's ferries; indoor exhibits at the Exploratorium; an expanded Web site with educational material about the bridge; an international conference in San Francisco around the time of the anniversary about public works as sites for informal science education; educational documents and a professional development program for public works staff from around the country; and a suite of publications for the public and professionals on public works research.The project involves a coordinated evaluation effort. Front-end and formative evaluation activities are being conducted by Inverness Research Associates. Summative evaluation will be conducted by David Heil & Associates.

金门大桥公路运输区（GGBHTD）与地震工程研究大学联盟（CUREE）合作，并与普林斯顿大学、斯坦福大学、圣何塞州立大学、科学中心（纽约州伊萨卡），探索馆（旧金山弗朗西斯科）、Eyethink、西风实验室、EHDD建筑师事务所、美国公共工程协会以及国际桥梁、隧道和收费公路协会，正在进行一个多方面的项目，关于金门大桥的科学和工程，以及全国各地的公共工程设施如何可能成为公众理解和参与科学和工程的场所。 GGBHTD负责运营和维护大桥、渡轮和公共汽车，每年接待超过1000万游客到大桥南端（旧金山弗朗西斯科）的游客中心，为另外200万渡轮用户提供服务，并拥有一个受欢迎的网站（http：//goldengatebridge.org/）。 该项目的交付时间定于2012年，恰逢1937年大桥通车75周年。教育产品包括：在金门大桥举办的户外展览;在该地区的渡轮上举办的关于大桥的展览;在探索博物馆举办的室内展览;一个载有关于大桥的教育材料的扩大网站;在周年纪念日前后在旧金山弗朗西斯科举行的关于公共工程作为非正式科学教育场所的国际会议;教育文件和为来自全国各地的公共工程工作人员举办的专业发展方案;以及一套供公众和公共工程研究专业人士使用的出版物。该项目涉及协调的评估工作。 因弗内斯研究协会正在进行前端和形成性评价活动。 总结性评价将由大卫海尔协会进行。