Research Experiences for STEM Students

STEM学生研究体验（RE STEM）试点项目为马里兰州东海岸两个农村学区的高中生物和环境科学预修课程（AP STEM）学生及其教师提供基于研究和探究的海洋科学体验，作为吸引学生参与地球科学教育和职业道路的策略。RE STEM项目利用马里兰大学环境科学中心角点实验室（UMCES HPL）的专业知识，向学生介绍真正的海洋科学研究实践，并结合海洋研究科学家使用的技能，包括问题的制定和解决、数学和高科技仪器的使用。RE STEM团队由UMCES HPL的科学家和各学区的AP STEM教师组成，他们将根据海洋科学卓越教育中心（COSEE）项目开发的资源举办一个暑期研讨班，以制定学生研究项目的实施计划，并将其整合到AP生物和环境科学课程中。在学年期间，RE STEM团队将在两个合作学区提供的AP STEM课程中实施学生研究项目。该计划的高潮是学生参观UMCES HPL研究机构，这样学生就可以探索研究领域的第一手资料。学生对研究经历的反应正在通过前后调查和跟踪大学STEM专业的选择来评估。RE STEM项目的目标是马里兰州东海岸农村地区约150名AP STEM学生。此外，8名AP STEM教师正在积累研究科学方面的经验，这些经验有望转移到他们的课堂上。

The Research Experiences for STEM Students (RE STEM) pilot program is providing research- and inquiry-based ocean science experiences for high school Advanced Placement Biology and Environmental Science (AP STEM) students and their teachers in two rural Eastern Shore, Maryland school districts, as a strategy for engaging students in geoscience education and career pathways. The RE STEM program leverages expertise at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Horn Point Laboratory (UMCES HPL)) to introduce students to the practice of authentic ocean science research and incorporate skills used by ocean research scientists, including problem formulation and solving, mathematics and use of high technology instrumentation. The RE STEM Team, which consists of scientists from UMCES HPL and the AP STEM teachers from the school districts, will hold a summer institute based on resources developed through the Centers for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence (COSEE) program to develop the implementation plan for the student research projects and the integration into the AP Biology and Environmental Science classes. During the school year, the RE STEM Team will implement the student research project in the AP STEM courses offered by the two partnering school districts. The program culminates with a student visit to the UMCES HPL research institution so that students can explore the research world first hand. Student responses to the research experiences are being evaluated through pre- and post- surveys and by tracking choices of STEM majors in college. The RE STEM program targets approximately 150 AP STEM students on Maryland's rural Eastern Shore. Additionally, eight AP STEM teachers are gaining experience in research science that is expected to be transferable to their classrooms.