GP-EXTRA: Geoscience Education through Authentic Research

GP-EXTRA：通过真实研究进行地球科学教育

• 批准号: 1911577
• 负责人: John Farver
• 金额: $ 27.04万
• 依托单位: Bowling Green State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2019-09-15 至 2024-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1911577&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: GP; EXTRA; Geoscience; Education; through

Part 1:In order to broaden student participation in geosciences, Geoscience Education through Authentic Research will focus on the engagement of high school and undergraduate students in relevant geoscience research. Because students have limited exposure to geoscience in high school, they are unlikely to choose it as a major course of study in college. This project will provide an opportunity for underrepresented high school students and non-Geology majors in an introductory Geology course to plan and execute real geoscience research. It will advance knowledge on the role that participation in undergraduate research has in choosing and maintaining a course of study in the geosciences. The project will also advance knowledge on how this type of experience can impact underrepresented students and their decision to go to college and to choose a geoscience major and career. It seeks to create a pathway for students to pursue a career in geoscience who may not have otherwise considered one. The project will also create an awareness of geoscience issues, their relevance to the community and region, and research avenues to address these issues. The ultimate goal is for both groups of students to see relevant study and career options in the geosciences through conducting authentic geoscience research. Part 2:Through Geoscience Education through Authentic Research both high school (particularly those from underrepresented populations) and undergraduate students will do research focused on legacy heavy metal contamination in urban community gardens and residential soils. Students will work directly with community gardeners in Toledo, OH, and personnel from the Toledo GROWs organization, which oversees over 125 gardens. BGSU undergraduates will participate in this project through a laboratory component of an introductory Geology class, Geology 1010. Students from Toledo Public Schools' Natural Science and Technology Center (NSTC) will work with BGSU students to determine sample sites and to collect and characterize the samples using GLOBE and other protocols. The groups of students will work in BGSU labs to learn how to prepare and analyze samples. The students will share results using virtual means of communication and develop joint presentations. In just the first year, over 130 students will participate in the project. The redesign of Geology 1010 and proposed addition to the BG Perspective (general education) curriculum will allow up to 300 undergraduates a year to be enrolled in the course and therefore, would provide a pathway into geosciences for a large student population. In addition, the project will generate a large database on heavy metals concentrations and distribution in urban community gardens. The participating students will disseminate their results to gardeners and other community members in order to alert them to potential issues and advise them on best practices for minimizing their exposures. These results will be not only be relevant to the Toledo, OH area but also to other urban centers of similar size and age.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.

第1部分：为了扩大学生参与地球科学的参与，通过真实研究的地球科学教育将集中于高中和本科生参与相关地球科学研究。由于学生在高中的地球科学接触有限，因此他们不太可能将其作为大学的主要学习课程。该项目将为代表性不足的高中学生和非地理专业的专业提供机会，以计划和执行真正的地球科学研究。它将促进了解本科研究在选择和维持地球科学研究过程中的作用的知识。该项目还将促进有关这种经验如何影响代表性不足的学生以及他们决定上大学并选择地球科学专业和职业的决定的知识。它试图为学生创造一条途径，从而从事地球科学的职业，而这些途径可能没有考虑到这一事业。该项目还将提高人们对地球科学问题的认识，与社区和地区的相关性以及解决这些问题的研究途径。最终目标是让两组学生通过进行真实的地球科学研究来查看地球科学的相关研究和职业选择。第2部分：通过通过真实研究的地球科学教育，高中（尤其是来自代表人数不足的人）和本科生将进行研究，研究重点是城市社区花园和住宅土壤中的传统重金属污染。学生将直接与俄亥俄州托莱多市的社区园丁以及托莱多成长组织的人员合作，该组织监督超过125个花园。 BGSU本科生将通过介绍性地质班的实验室组成，地质学1010。这些学生将在BGSU实验室工作，以学习如何准备和分析样本。学生将使用虚拟沟通方式和开发联合演讲分享结果。在第一年，将有130多名学生参加该项目。地质1010的重新设计和拟议中的BG观点（通识教育）课程将允许每年最多300名本科生参加该课程，因此，将为大型学生群体提供通往地球科学的途径。此外，该项目将在城市社区花园中生成一个大金属浓度和分布的大型数据库。参与的学生将把结果传播给园丁和其他社区成员，以提醒他们解决潜在的问题，并就最大程度地减少暴露的最佳实践建议。这些结果不仅与俄亥俄州托莱多地区有关，而且与其他相似规模和年龄的城市中心有关。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并且使用基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的影响审查标准，认为值得通过评估来获得支持。