Back Down to Earth

回到地球

• 批准号: ST/H000461/1
• 负责人: Paul Roche
• 金额: $ 3.82万
• 依托单位: CARDIFF UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2009 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ST%2FH000461%2F1
• 关键词: Back; Down; Earth

We wish to extend a highly successful STFC science centre project, 'Down to Earth' (henceforth D2E), building on feedback from users and improving aspects of the resources. In particular, we will develop a maths and science education programme based around the extremely popular 'Impact Calculator' website. The D2E programme will be extended to areas of England, and a new load box covering the topic of astrobiology will be devloped, complementing the existing loan box scheme. We also wish to address a weakness in the delivery of D2E into North Wales, by (i) providing loan boxes resources to 2 sites in the area and (ii) capitalising on the fortuitous coincidence of IYA2009, the 60th anniversary of the landing of the Beddgelert meteorite (Sept. 21st 1949) and Owain Glyndwr Day (Sept. 25th), to run a week long science/arts/history event in the region. Overall, this project will: 1) Widen the reach of the current Down to Earth (D2E) STFC science centre project by bringing onboard additional partners as part of the 'Beacons of Public Engagement' project (adding Glamorgan University, Techniquest, and BBC Wales - thus becoming a partnership project across the whole consortium). 2) Develop lesson plans and workshops to support the Impact Calculator, and further develop this extremely successful resource to add additional features and improve functionality in response to user feedback. 3) Engage the hard-to-reach audience of North Wales with a series of roadshows celebrating IYA 2009 and the 60th anniversary of the Beddgelert meteorite fall, and linking to Owain Glyndwr Day in an arts/science/history programme 4) Develop a 4th loan box and accompanied background notes, lesson plans and worksheets, covering Astrobiology 5) Provide additional classroom display items to accompany the current loan boxes including Lunar and Mars globes in bespoke boxes, classroom display panels and models of Martian and Lunar rovers, with associated educational materials. 6) Provide access to an X-Ray Diffractometer for KS5 students involved in the D2E project (via AC-NMW, through Jackson), with which they can compare the mineral composition of terrestrial rocks and those of extra-terrestrial origin, and learn to use additional analytical data and microscope images to further their investigations

我们希望根据用户的反馈并改进资源的各个方面，扩展 STFC 科学中心项目“脚踏实地”（以下简称 D2E）的成功。特别是，我们将围绕极受欢迎的“影响计算器”网站开发数学和科学教育计划。 D2E 计划将扩展到英格兰地区，并将开发一个涵盖天体生物学主题的新负载箱，以补充现有的贷款箱计划。我们还希望通过 (i) 向该地区的 2 个地点提供借阅箱资源，以及 (ii) 利用 IYA2009、贝德格勒特陨石登陆 60 周年纪念日（1949 年 9 月 21 日）和欧文·格林多日（9 月 25 日）的巧合，举办为期一周的活动，以解决向北威尔士交付 D2E 的弱点。科学/艺术/历史活动 地区。总体而言，该项目将： 1) 通过引入更多合作伙伴作为“公众参与灯塔”项目的一部分（增加格拉摩根大学、Techniquest 和 BBC Wales - 从而成为整个联盟的合作伙伴项目），扩大当前 Down to Earth (D2E) STFC 科学中心项目的范围。 2) 制定课程计划和研讨会来支持影响计算器，并进一步开发这一极其成功的资源，以添加附加功能并改进功能以响应用户反馈。 3) 通过一系列庆祝 IYA 2009 和贝德格勒特陨石坠落 60 周年的路演，吸引北威尔士难以接触到的观众，并在艺术/科学/历史项目中与欧文格林德日联系起来 4) 开发第四个借阅箱并附带背景说明、课程计划和工作表，涵盖天体生物学 5) 提供额外的课堂展示物品，以配合当前的借阅箱，包括月球和月球 定制盒子中的火星地球仪、教室展示板以及火星和月球漫游车模型以及相关的教育材料。 6) 为参与 D2E 项目的第五学段学生提供 X 射线衍射仪（通过 AC-NMW，通过 Jackson），他们可以用它比较陆地岩石和地外岩石的矿物成分，并学习使用额外的分析数据和显微镜图像来进一步研究