The Power of Physical Sciences (POPS)

物理科学的力量（POPS）

• 批准号: 0927548
• 负责人: Kurtis Fletcher
• 金额: $ 29.59万
• 依托单位: SUNY College at Geneseo
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-09-01 至 2012-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0927548&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Power; Physical; Sciences; POPS

This MSP-Start Partnership project, "Power of Physical Sciences" (POPS), is partnering the State University of New York at Geneseo and teachers and administrators from five neighboring rural school districts in Livingston County to investigating ways to encourage middle and high school girls to study physics and geological science. The POPS program is focusing on a hands-on, middle school enrichment curriculum that emphasizes the role that physics and geology play in solving societal problems, specifically in addressing future energy needs in an environmentally responsible way. They are conducting a pilot study to collect preliminary data to help address the question of whether or not a rigorous and engaging enrichment curriculum that emphasizes the societal benefits of the physical sciences can encourage more girls to study physics and geology. Furthermore, pre-service teachers at SUNY Geneseo are involved with this project. They are working closely with experienced science education faculty to develop some of these learning activities as part of an undergraduate "research" experience. An independent evaluator is working with the POPS team to design and implement an evaluation plan to monitor the success of the program. The results of this investigation are being used to develop an MSP Targeted Partnership proposal.

MSP-Start伙伴关系项目“物理科学的力量”（POPS）与位于杰内苏的纽约州立大学以及来自利文斯顿县五个邻近农村学区的教师和管理人员合作，调查鼓励初中和高中女生学习物理和地质科学的方法。POPS计划侧重于实践，中学浓缩课程，强调物理学和地质学在解决社会问题中的作用，特别是以对环境负责的方式解决未来的能源需求。 他们正在进行一项试点研究，收集初步数据，以帮助解决一个问题，即强调物理科学社会效益的严格和引人入胜的浓缩课程是否可以鼓励更多的女孩学习物理和地质学。 此外，SUNY Geneseo的职前教师也参与了该项目。 他们正在与经验丰富的科学教育教师密切合作，开发这些学习活动的一部分，作为本科生的“研究”经验。 一名独立评估员正在与持久性有机污染物小组合作，设计和执行一项评估计划，以监测该方案的成功。 这项调查的结果正在用于制定一项MSP目标伙伴关系提案。