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

RAPID：利用飓风复原力科学促进波多黎各学生能动性的发展和对科学的欣赏

• 批准号: 1821146
• 负责人: Steven McGee
• 金额: $ 19.99万
• 依托单位: The Learning Partnership
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2018-04-01 至 2021-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1821146&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: RAPID; Using; Science; Hurricane; Resilience

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.

该项目使用飓风复原力的科学来促进波多黎各学生机构的发展和对科学的欣赏。它将对本学年超过1000名波多黎各初中生和高中生产生直接影响。这项研究将有助于更深入地理解人道主义危机后能够促进积极适应的教育干预的特点。学生将对发生的自然灾害和当地厄尔云克热带雨林的恢复能力有一个科学的了解。此外，这些调查将为学生提供一个积极的渠道，以创造性的方式表达他们的感受，并为他们的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体验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有很大的担忧。这些担忧揭示了人们对森林生态系统动态的普遍误解。卢基洛生态学家进行的长期研究描绘了一幅不同的图景。厄尔云克热带雨林已经适应了飓风的定期袭击。参与不同时间尺度和不同视角的埃尔云克复原力调查，让学生将他们对热带雨林的了解与他们当前日常生活的悲剧联系起来。学生将模仿大自然如何从飓风中恢复，为当地社区在飓风玛丽亚后的重建和未来飓风的准备提出设计方案。研究人员假设，实施的质量将预测学生项目的质量，增加对埃尔云克复原力动态的理解，以及增加对科学的欣赏。探索研究K-12计划(DRK-12)旨在通过研究和开发创新资源、模型和工具(RMT)，显著提高K-12年级学生和教师在科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)方面的学习和教学。DRK-12计划中的项目建立在STEM教育的基础研究和先前的研究和开发工作的基础上，为拟议的项目提供了理论和经验上的证明。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。