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REU Site: Geoenvironmental Challenges in the Southeastern U.S.: A Summer Undergraduate Research Experience for Pre-service Earth Science, Biology, and Chemistry Teachers

REU 网站：美国东南部的地球环境挑战：职前地球科学、生物学和化学教师的暑期本科生研究经验

基本信息

批准号：
1263238
负责人：
Mark Abolins
金额：
$ 36.83万
依托单位：
Middle Tennessee State University
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
Continuing Grant
财政年份：
2013
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2013-04-01 至 2017-03-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1263238&HistoricalAwards=false
关键词：
REU Site Geoenvironmental Challenges Southeastern

项目摘要

The investigators will develop the "Earth, Life, and Atmosphere" (ELiA) interdisciplinary geoscience community of thirty pre-service teachers, two in-service teachers, and six Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) faculty. This community will collaborate in research and teaching within the context of solving environmental geoscience problems in the southeastern United States. Prior to each of the summers of 2013, 2014, and 2015, ELiA will recruit five Earth science pre-service middle school or high school teachers and three chemistry and two biology pre-service high school teachers from a national applicant pool. During a nine-week summertime interval, the pre-service teachers will use laboratories at MTSU and field sites near the university which is located fifty kilometers southeast of downtown Nashville. The participants will explore geologic structures which provide pathways for groundwater flow, investigate surface water quality, explore rare cedar glade plant communities, experiment with ways to reduce the environmental impact of pavement, and improve understanding of ground-level ozone. While engaging in scientific research, the pre-service teachers will also come to appreciate the role of geology during the pivotal first day of the American Civil War Battle of Stones River, appreciate the role of geology and botany in the lives of rural African Americans after the war, and better understand the environmental impact of suburban development. In addition to engaging in scientific research and widely disseminating the results, ELiA will develop and disseminate two pre-college educational modules. ELiA will disseminate results through social media (including YouTube), a website, an on-line newsletter, ArcServer, Google Earth files, presentations at meetings, and journal articles.This award will contribute to society by helping people better-understand their environment and how to live as a part of it. In addition, the project will also benefit society by training pre-service STEM teachers who will, in turn, train numerous pre-college students. The proposed project will improve understanding of the geology, plant ecology, and air quality at Stones River National Battlefield near Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and geological and plant ecological data will contribute to the planning of historical archeology investigations in the park.

研究人员将建立“地球、生命和大气”（ELiA）跨学科地球科学社区，该社区由30名职前教师、2名在职教师和6名中田纳西州立大学（MTSU）教师组成。该社区将在解决美国东南部环境地球科学问题的背景下进行研究和教学合作。在2013年、2014年和2015年的每个夏季之前，ELiA将从全国申请者中招聘5名地球科学初中或高中教师，3名化学和2名生物高中教师。在为期九周的夏季间隔期间，职前教师将使用MTSU的实验室和位于纳什维尔市中心东南50公里的大学附近的现场。参与者将探索为地下水流动提供通道的地质结构，调查地表水质量，探索稀有的雪松林间植物群落，尝试减少路面对环境影响的方法，并提高对地面臭氧的了解。在从事科学研究的同时，这些职前教师还将认识到地质学在美国内战石河战役的关键第一天所起的作用，认识到地质学和植物学在战后非洲裔美国农村生活中的作用，并更好地了解郊区发展对环境的影响。除了从事科学研究和广泛传播成果外，ELiA还将开发和传播两个大学预科教育模块。ELiA将通过社交媒体（包括YouTube）、网站、在线通讯、ArcServer、b谷歌Earth文件、会议演示和期刊文章传播结果。该奖项将通过帮助人们更好地了解他们的环境以及如何在其中生活来为社会做出贡献。此外，该项目还将通过培训职前STEM教师来造福社会，这些教师反过来又将培训大量的大学预科学生。该项目将提高对田纳西州默弗里斯伯勒附近的斯通河国家战场的地质、植物生态和空气质量的了解，地质和植物生态数据将有助于规划公园的历史考古调查。