A Documentary Film: Earth As We Know It

该项目将制作一部一小时的电视纪录片，基于美国国家研究委员会(NRC)最近出版的出版物《地球的起源和进化：不断变化的星球的研究问题》中包含的材料。NRC出版物提供了对地球科学主要主题的知识状况的广泛概述，分为十个重大研究问题，这些问题是21世纪初地球科学家最关心的问题。该出版物是一个引人注目的、丰富的、引人入胜的、及时的信息来源，可以用来制作这部拟议的纪录片。关于地球和其他行星的起源、生命的演化、行星的结构和过程？S内部、地球的动态性质？S表面和气候、以及地球？S的非生物和生物元素的相互作用等问题，将改编自国家科学研究中心的出版物，在纪录片中进行探索。纪录片《S》的主要受众是收看黄金时段节目的公共广播公司的观众，次要受众是高中生和本科生的普通科学和地球科学概论课的年轻学生。电影制作人是地球图像基金会的Doug Prose和Diane LaMacchia，他们是PBS广播和一系列教育用途的地球科学纪录片的获奖制片人。首席科学顾问是加州大学伯克利分校的地质学家唐纳德·德保罗，他也是撰写这份报告的NRC委员会的主席。项目咨询委员会将由一个多样化的多学科小组组成，成员包括领先的地球科学家、PBS制作和推广工作人员、教育工作者以及来自多元文化科学教育和专业组织的工作人员。科学教育家戴安娜·库里尔将进行形成性评估，以提高项目目标的成功率。这个媒体项目强调的地球科学研究是尖端的、多学科的，旨在探索现代科学的根本深层次问题。这部纪录片将把国家科学研究中心权威、享有盛誉的出版物中包含的重要信息改编成面向大众的非技术性电视故事，将提供一个可信、鼓舞人心、可广泛获取的信息来源，提高公众-S对地球起源和演化及其与人类的相关性的最新研究的认识。这一产品将是及时的，因为公众？S由于灾难性的社会影响和媒体对最近的地震、海啸和火山喷发的密集报道，对强大的地球过程所构成的危害的关注度和担忧程度很高。这部纪录片将提供一个权威的背景，以了解这些事件的原因，以及地球科学研究在表征、预测和极大地减少它们的潜在威胁方面所发挥的重要作用。更广泛的影响将是加强公众对地球科学研究的支持，增加公众对资源管理和自然灾害风险管理等公民事务的知情参与，进一步促进公共安全。纪录片《S》描述了一群科学家在鼓舞人心的地方做有趣的实地工作，这将激发不同背景的年轻人对地球科学事业的更大兴趣，从而增加地球科学本科项目的招生人数和多样性，并最终解决该行业新员工短缺的问题。

This project will create a one-hour television documentary based on the material contained in the recent National Research Council (NRC) publication, "Origin and Evolution of Earth: Research Questions for a Changing Planet". The NRC publication provides a broad overview of the state of knowledge of major topics in the earth sciences, organized into a set of ten grand research questions that most concern earth scientists at the beginning of the 21st century. The publication is a compelling, rich source of fascinating, timely information from which to craft this proposed documentary. Questions about the origin of the Earth and other planets, the evolution of life, the structure and processes of the planet?s interior, the dynamic nature of Earth?s surface and its climate, and the interaction of Earth?s non-living and living elements, with emphasis on improving the understanding of human interactions with the physical environment, will be adapted from the NRC publication for exploration within the documentary. The documentary?s intended primary audience are PBS viewers watching prime-time programming, and its secondary audience are young students in high school and undergraduate general science and introductory earth science classes. The filmmakers are Doug Prose and Diane LaMacchia of Earth Images Foundation, award-winning producers of Earth Science documentaries for PBS broadcast and a range of educational uses. The chief scientific advisor is geologist Donald DePaolo, University of California, Berkeley, who also chaired the NRC committee that produced the report. The project advisory committee will comprise a diverse, multidisciplinary group of leading earth scientists, PBS production and outreach staff, educators, and staff from multicultural science education and professional organizations. Formative evaluation to enhance the success of project objectives will be conducted by science educator Diana Curiel.The earth science research highlighted by this media project is cutting edge, multidisciplinary, and aimed at exploring deep fundamental questions that are at the root of modern science. The documentary, by adapting the important information contained in an authoritative, prestigious NRC publication into a non-technical television story for a mass audience, will provide a credible, inspiring, widely accessible source of information that raises the public?s awareness about the latest research into the origin and evolution of the Earth, and its relevance to people. This product will be timely in that the public?s attention and concern over the hazards posed by powerful Earth processes are high as a result of disastrous social impacts and intense media coverage of recent earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions. The documentary will provide an authoritative context for understanding the causes of these events, and the vital role that earth science research has played in characterizing, predicting, and greatly lessening their potential threats. The broader impact will be to strengthen public support for earth science research and increase informed public participation in civic matters of resource stewardship and risk management of natural hazards, further contributing to public safety. The documentary?s depiction of a diverse group of scientists doing interesting field work in inspiring locations will generate greater interest in earth science careers among young people of diverse backgrounds, with the effect of increasing enrollments and diversity in undergraduate earth science programs and ultimately addressing the shortage of new recruits in the profession.