UKCA-NASA Astrobiology Summer Academy 2014

UKCA-NASA 天体生物学夏季学院 2014

• 批准号: ST/L005115/1
• 负责人: Charles Cockell
• 金额: $ 1.09万
• 依托单位: University of Edinburgh
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2014 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ST%2FL005115%2F1
• 关键词: UKCA; NASA; Astrobiology; Summer; Academy

The UK Centre for Astrobiology (UKCA)-NASA Astrobiology Summer Academy is a summer school run in July 2014 designed to give teachers and high school students the opportunity to experience research, engage with scientists and work at the interface of some of the most exciting cutting edge questions in science today such as: How did life originate on the Earth? Is there life elsewhere? The academy builds on our highly successful 2013 pilot scheme.The summer school is split into two weeks. One week is for teachers and one week is for students. In this proposal to STFC, we seek funding for just the teacher segment of the academy. The aims of the academy during this week are as follows:> Expose teachers to researchers and the excitement of taking part in real science.> Give teachers ideas in astrobiology and interdisciplinary science that can be incorporated into lesson plans and the national curriculum.> Develop focused, fully integrated lesson plans that can be transplanted directly from the academy to the school environment, thus achieving national impact.> Building a cadre of astrobiology teachers that can work with us in the future in advancing astrobiology teaching in the UK.The legacy of this project will be to generate new lesson plans that will aid in delivering national curriculum, specifically using astrobiology to teach information across interdisciplinary boundaries, where some of the world's major questions and challenges lie (e.g. climate change, resource limitation). We see astrobiology as a vehicle for teaching wider ideas in science, communication and collaborative working through teachers.

英国天体生物学中心(UKCA)-美国宇航局天体生物学暑期学院是2014年7月开办的一所暑期学校，旨在为教师和高中生提供体验研究的机会，与科学家接触，并在当今科学中一些最令人兴奋的前沿问题的界面上工作，例如：生命是如何在地球上起源的？其他地方有生命吗？该学院以我们2013年非常成功的试点计划为基础。暑期学校分为两周。一周是老师的，一周是学生的。在向STFC提出的提案中，我们只为学院的教师部分寻求资金。本周科学院的目标如下：b>让教师接触研究人员和参与真正科学的兴奋。>向教师提供天体生物学和跨学科科学方面的想法，这些想法可以纳入课程计划和国家课程。>制定有重点的、完全整合的课程计划，这些计划可以直接从学院移植到学校环境中，从而产生全国性的影响。b>建立一支天体生物学教师队伍，他们可以在未来与我们一起推进英国的天体生物学教学。这个项目的遗产将是产生新的课程计划，这将有助于提供国家课程，特别是利用天体生物学来教授跨学科边界的信息，其中一些世界上的主要问题和挑战（例如气候变化，资源限制）。我们将天体生物学视为一种工具，通过教师传授科学、交流和协作方面更广泛的思想。