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Using the UK Air quality archive in Primary Schools

在小学使用英国空气质量档案

基本信息

批准号：
BB/T018933/1
负责人：
Dudley Shallcross
金额：
$ 2.57万
依托单位：
University of Bristol
依托单位国家：
英国
项目类别：
Research Grant
财政年份：
2020
资助国家：
英国
起止时间：
2020 至无数据
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=BB%2FT018933%2F1
关键词：
Using UK Air quality archive

项目摘要

Air quality and climate change are two of the most pressing issues in the 21st century. In the U.K. the impact of air pollution in urban areas in particular on children is well known. The youngest children e.g. those attending primary school in the U.K. (aged between 4-11) are often those who are affected most by air pollution, given their height relative to vehicle pollution sources and the physical development they experience during primary school. However, primary school children, their teachers and other stakeholders of their school often feel helpless to alter their own exposure, either through using 'cleaner' routes to school or by understanding how to reduce air pollution levels in their vicinity. The U.K. Air Quality Archive is one of the most comprehensive archives of pollutant data in the world. It contains some 400 million datapoints and has extensive geographical and temporal coverage, dating back even to the 1970s. The pollutants measured are mainly of primary origin, i.e. they are directly emitted by pollution sources, but does also contain data from secondary sources such as ozone. It is mistakenly assumed that primary school children are incapable of stepping up to engage in science investigations but this is not true. What is true is that their teachers are not empowered with information, resources and training to hep to guide these young learners who are extremely curious about the world around them and for many are acutely aware of the problems of air pollution and their impacts on health. The Primary Science Teaching Trust are a U.K. based charity that support the teaching of science at primary school level through a wide range of ways. Most notably, PSTT run the Primary Science Teacher of the Year Award and those teachers that win this award are inducted as Fellows to the PSTT virtual College. These outstanding teachers of science at primary school level have initiated and run numerous projects that use the Outdoor classroom and some have utilized a wide range of low-cost sensors. PSTT now employ some of these Fellows on a full-time and part-time basis and the plan with this short 4 month project is to bring these outstanding teachers together with air quality researchers at the University of Bristol to explore the database. The group will then devise investigations suitable for key stage 2 (upper and lower), children that are 7-11 years of age, using data from the database, prepare datasets that schools can use with resources but also guide teachers in how to use the database. In addition, the PSTT Fellows involved will disseminate these resources to other Fellows and schools that they work with during the course of the project and will continue to work on this project when it ceases in April 2020. Therefore, there will be the start of an on-going project with primary schools. The database and its investigations will help this group to understand the sources of pollution, to determine clean and polluted routes to and from school and who knows, these young researchers may uncover some interesting features of these data that have been overlooked. Empowering this group with the ability to investigate for themselves will raise aspirations, allow this cohort, who will have to deal with these issues for the rest of their lives, to understand the problems from a young age and to help them devise ways to alleviate their exposure and reduce pollution levels. Resources developed will be freely available from the PSTT website and further training for teachers will be available through the PSTT Regional Mentor programme, that supports full-time Fellows to work with schools in their region.

空气质量和气候变化是21世纪世纪最紧迫的两个问题。在英国城市地区空气污染的影响，特别是对儿童的影响，是众所周知的。最小的孩子，例如在英国上小学的孩子。(aged 4-11岁之间的儿童往往是受空气污染影响最大的儿童，因为他们的身高相对于车辆污染源和他们在小学期间的身体发育而言。然而，小学生、他们的老师和学校的其他利益相关者往往对改变自己的暴露感到无助，无论是通过使用“更清洁”的路线上学，还是通过了解如何降低附近的空气污染水平。英国空气质量档案是世界上最全面的污染物数据档案之一。它包含约4亿个数据点，覆盖广泛的地理和时间范围，甚至可以追溯到1970年代。所测量的污染物主要是原生污染物，即污染源直接排放的污染物，但也包含臭氧等次生污染源的数据。人们错误地认为小学生没有能力从事科学研究，但这是不正确的。事实是，他们的老师没有获得足够的信息、资源和培训来指导这些对周围世界充满好奇的年轻学生，对许多人来说，他们敏锐地意识到空气污染的问题及其对健康的影响。小学科学教学信托基金是一个英国。这是一个以慈善为基础的组织，通过各种方式支持小学科学教学。最值得注意的是，PSTT运行年度奖的小学科学教师和那些赢得这个奖项的教师被选为PSTT虚拟学院的研究员。这些优秀的小学科学教师发起并运行了许多使用户外教室的项目，有些项目使用了广泛的低成本传感器。PSTT现在全职和兼职地雇用这些研究员中的一些人，这个短短4个月的项目计划是将这些优秀的教师与布里斯托大学的空气质量研究人员聚集在一起，探索数据库。然后，该小组将设计适合关键阶段2（上和下）的调查，7-11岁的儿童，使用数据库中的数据，准备学校可以使用资源的数据集，同时指导教师如何使用数据库。此外，参与的PSTT研究员将在项目过程中将这些资源传播给其他研究员和他们合作的学校，并将在2020年4月停止时继续开展该项目。因此，将开始一个与小学有关的持续项目。该数据库及其调查将帮助该群体了解污染源，确定清洁和污染的上学和放学路线，谁知道呢，这些年轻的研究人员可能会发现这些数据中被忽视的一些有趣的特征。赋予这一群体自主调查的能力将提高他们的期望，使这一群体（他们将不得不在余生中处理这些问题）能够从年轻时就了解这些问题，并帮助他们设计减轻暴露和降低污染水平的方法。开发的资源将在PSTT网站上免费提供，教师的进一步培训将通过PSTT区域导师计划提供，该计划支持全职研究员与所在地区的学校合作。

项目成果

期刊论文数量（6）

专著数量（0）

科研奖励数量（0）

会议论文数量（0）

专利数量（0）

Flipping the Thinking on Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion. Why EDI Is Essential for the Development and Progression of the Chemical Sciences: A Case Study Approach.

DOI：
10.1021/acs.jchemed.3c00364
发表时间：
2023-11-14
期刊：
JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL EDUCATION
影响因子：
3
作者：
Khan, M. Anwar H.;Harrison, Timothy G.;Wajrak, Magdalena;Grimshaw, Michele;Schofield, Kathy G.;Trew, Alison J.;Johal, Kulvinder;Morgan, Jeannette;Shallcross, Karen. L.;Sewry, Joyce D.;Davies-Coleman, Michael T.;Shallcross, Dudley E.
通讯作者：
Shallcross, Dudley E.

Investigating the background and local contribution of the oxidants in London and Bangkok.

DOI：
10.1039/d0fd00086h
发表时间：
2020-11
期刊：
Faraday discussions
影响因子：
3.4
作者：
M. Khan;Rayne Holland;A. Foulds;J. Matthews;Sanjeevani Panditharatne;Michael E. Jenkin;D. Lowe;P. Navasumrit;C. Percival;D. Shallcross
通讯作者：
M. Khan;Rayne Holland;A. Foulds;J. Matthews;Sanjeevani Panditharatne;Michael E. Jenkin;D. Lowe;P. Navasumrit;C. Percival;D. Shallcross

Can current science research in the biological sciences be used in primary school children's scientific enquiry?

目前生物科学领域的科学研究可以用于小学生的科学探究吗？