RAPID: Using the Science of Hurricane Resilience to Foster the Development of Student Agency and Appreciation for Science in Puerto Rico

该项目利用飓风复原力科学促进波多黎各学生机构的发展和对科学的欣赏。它将对本学年1 000多名波多黎各初中和高中学生产生直接影响。这项研究将有助于更深入地了解人道主义危机后教育干预措施的特点，以促进积极的适应。学生将获得发生的自然灾害和当地的埃尔云克雨林的恢复力的科学认识。此外，这些调查将为学生提供一个积极的出路，以创造性的方式表达他们的感受，并为当地社区提出设计解决方案。对于波多黎各岛上的学龄儿童来说，伊尔玛和玛丽亚的背靠背飓风袭击是他们第一次经历波多黎各的飓风悲剧。媒体和相关读者评论对波多黎各森林的恢复能力非常关注。这些关切揭示了人们对森林生态系统动态的普遍误解。卢基略生态学家进行的长期研究描绘了一幅不同的画面。云克雨林已经适应了飓风的定期袭击。在不同的时间尺度和不同的角度参与埃尔云克弹性的调查，使学生能够将他们对热带雨林的学习与他们日常生活中的悲剧联系起来。学生们将为当地社区提出飓风玛丽亚后的重建设计，并通过模仿自然如何从飓风中恢复来为未来的飓风做准备。研究人员假设，实施的质量将预测学生的项目质量，增加对埃尔云克弹性动态的理解，以及对科学的欣赏。发现研究K-12计划（DRK-12）旨在显着提高K-12学生和教师的科学，技术，工程和数学（STEM）的学习和教学，通过研究和开发创新资源、模型和工具（RMT）。DRK-12项目中的项目建立在STEM教育的基础研究以及为拟议项目提供理论和经验依据的先前研究和开发工作的基础上。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This project uses the science of hurricane resilience to foster the development of student agency and appreciation for science in Puerto Rico. It will have a direct impact on over 1000 Puerto Rican middle and high school students this school year. This research will contribute to a deeper understanding of the characteristics of educational interventions after a humanitarian crisis that can foster positive adaptation. Students will gain a scientific understanding of the natural disaster that occurred and of the resilience of the local El Yunque rainforest. In addition, these investigations will provide a positive outlet for students to express their feelings in creative ways and propose design solutions for their local community.For school age children on the island of Puerto Rico, the back-to-back hurricane strikes of Irma and Maria were their first experience with the tragedy of hurricanes in Puerto Rico. There is much concern in the media and associated reader comments about the ability of the forests in Puerto Rico to recover. These concerns reveal common misconceptions about the dynamics of forest ecosystems. Long-term research conducted by Luquillo ecologists paints a different picture. The El Yunque rainforest has adapted to being struck by hurricanes on a regular basis. Engaging in investigations of El Yunque resilience at different timescales and different perspectives allows students to connect their learning about the rainforest to the current tragedy of their everyday life. Students will propose designs for their local community for rebuilding after Hurricane Maria and preparation for future hurricanes by mimicking how nature recovers from hurricanes. Researchers hypothesize that the quality of implementation will be predictive of the quality of students' projects, increased understanding of the dynamics of resilience in El Yunque, as well as increased appreciation for science.The Discovery Research K-12 program (DRK-12) seeks to significantly enhance the learning and teaching of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) by preK-12 students and teachers, through research and development of innovative resources, models and tools (RMTs). Projects in the DRK-12 program build on fundamental research in STEM education and prior research and development efforts that provide theoretical and empirical justification for proposed projects.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.