New, GK-12: Water and Energy Systems: The Key to the Future of Arid and Semi-Arid Regions

水和能源系统：干旱和半干旱地区未来的关键PI：Kimberly Ogden，亚利桑那大学化学与环境工程系，图森AZ摘要美国西南部的干旱和半干旱地区正在经历人口的快速增长，这引起了人们对土地，水和能源资源可持续管理的关注。该提案的目标是将水和能源资源的创新研究带到课堂。这将通过开发和提供围绕水和能源工程教学模块以及综合科学课程的初中模块构建的高中课程来实现。每个模块都代表了亚利桑那大学（UA）正在进行的研究的应用。研究模块将来自能源和水研究中心，包括：AzRISE，干旱土地生物能源研究所，EFRI：基础设施开发，NSF/SRC/Semetech ERC环境友好型半导体制造，以及IUCRC NSF水质中心。这些研究单位与工业、公用事业和政府机构有着重要的联系，这些合作伙伴将成为GK-12的一个组成部分。研究生研究员将来自各种工程学科，并在与学校合作之前参加教学方法/沟通课程。教师将被指示工程模块的基本概念和实施，并将获得工程原理的内容知识。这些教师将来自地区初中和高中，其中许多学校有大量的少数民族（西班牙裔）人口和低收入家庭。教师和研究生将一起参加一个暑期项目，该项目将举办各种教学研讨会，旨在促进两组之间的信息传递和学习。

Water and Energy Systems: The Key to the Future of Arid and Semi-Arid RegionsPI: Kimberly Ogden, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Arizona, Tucson AZAbstractArid and semi-arid regions in the southwest US are experiencing rapid population growth raising concerns regarding sustainable management of land, water and energy resources. The goal of this proposal is to bring innovative research in water and energy resources to the classroom. This will be achieved by developing and delivering a high school level course built around instructional modules in water and energy engineering as well as junior high level modules for integrated science courses. Each module represents an application of ongoing research at The University of Arizona (UA). The research modules will be drawn from the energy and water research centers including: AzRISE, Arid Lands Institute for Bioenergy, EFRI: Infrastructure Development, NSF/SRC/Semetech ERC for Environmentally Benign Semiconductor Manufacturing, and the IUCRC NSF Water Quality Center. These research units have significant involvement with industry, utilities, and government agencies, and these partners will be an integral part of this GK-12. The graduate fellows will come from a variety of engineering disciplines and participate in a teaching methods/communication course prior to working with the schools. The teachers will be instructed on the basic concepts and implementation of engineering modules and will gain content knowledge in engineering principles. The teachers will be drawn from regional junior high and high schools, many of which have large minority (Hispanic) populations and low income families. Together teachers and graduate students will participate in a summer program that will have a variety of pedagogical workshops that are designed to promote information transfer and learning between the two groups.