A Documentary Film: Earth As We Know It

这个项目将根据国家研究委员会最近出版的出版物“地球的起源和演化：一个变化中的星球的研究问题”所载的材料制作一个一小时的电视纪录片。NRC的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，组织成一组21世纪初地球科学家最关心的10个重大研究问题。该出版物是一个引人注目的、丰富的、迷人的、及时的信息来源，从中可以制作这部拟议的纪录片。关于地球和其他行星的起源，生命的进化，行星的结构和过程的问题？它的内部，地球的动态性质？月球表面和气候，以及地球与地球的相互作用？该纪录片将改编自NRC的出版物，探索非生物和生物元素，重点是提高对人类与自然环境相互作用的理解。这部纪录片?它的主要受众是观看PBS黄金时段节目的观众，第二受众是高中生和本科生的普通科学和地球科学入门课程。本片的制片人是地球影像基金会的道格·普罗斯和黛安·拉玛奇亚，他们是美国公共广播公司地球科学纪录片的获奖制作人，并为一系列教育用途制作纪录片。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（Donald DePaolo），他也是编写该报告的核管理委员会的主席。项目咨询委员会将由一个多元化的多学科小组组成，包括顶尖的地球科学家、PBS制作和外联人员、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Diana Curiel将进行形成性评价，以提高项目目标的成功程度。这个媒体项目强调的地球科学研究是前沿的，多学科的，旨在探索现代科学根源的深层基础问题。这部纪录片通过将权威的、有声望的NRC出版物中的重要信息改编成一个面向大众观众的非技术电视故事，将提供一个可信的、鼓舞人心的、广泛获取的信息来源，从而提高公众的觉悟。我们对地球起源和演化的最新研究及其与人类的关系的认识。这个产品会及时在大众中推广吗？由于灾难性的社会影响和媒体对最近地震、海啸和火山爆发的大量报道，人们对强大的地球过程所造成的危害高度关注和担忧。这部纪录片将为了解这些事件的原因提供一个权威的背景，以及地球科学研究在描述、预测和大大减少其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，增加公众在知情情况下参与资源管理和自然灾害风险管理等公民事务，进一步促进公共安全。这部纪录片?S描述了一群不同的科学家在鼓舞人心的地方进行有趣的实地工作，这将使不同背景的年轻人对地球科学事业产生更大的兴趣，从而增加地球科学本科课程的入学率和多样性，并最终解决该专业新员工的短缺问题。

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.