Bringing small solar system bodies into the classroom - A Rosetta teacher conference in Kent

将小型太阳系天体带入课堂——肯特郡罗塞塔教师会议

• 批准号: ST/M006700/1
• 负责人: Stephen Lowry
• 金额: $ 1.07万
• 依托单位: University of Kent
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2015 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ST%2FM006700%2F1
• 关键词: Bringing; small; solar; system; bodies

The overriding aim of this project is to provide physics teachers in the UK with a resource pack to enable the inclusion of real space science in their day to day lessons. The project will initially provide an update event in the form of a one day conference for local teachers and trainee teachers in Kent. It will be delivered in the style of the Institute of Physics (IOP) teacher update courses, of which the applicants have experience of running. This one day conference will introduce new scientific concepts and knowledge to teachers whilst also enhancing their understanding of some basic physics concepts through the use of exciting and relevant talks and workshops based on the Centre for Astronomy and Planetary Sciences research into small solar system bodies. This covers research previously funded by STFC and current research that is fully compatible with the STFC UK Roadmap for Solar System Research, as well as including the very relevant and topical Rosetta mission. The conference will take the format of a train the trainer event, where the participants will be empowered to take their knowledge back to the classroom and effectively facilitate discussions and participation with space science research within their classrooms and laboratories using our workshop materials. Workshop materials will be produced in advance of the conference and refined based on feedback given at this time. These will then be made available to teachers all over the UK via the National STEM e-Library. This will be promoted through a number of routes including the Institute of Physics publication Classroom Physics allowing the project to have a wide reach. The project will promote interaction between real scientists involved in a current, well publicised, space mission with school teachers, providing insight into mission involvement at Kent, careers in science and the UK space programme. This project also aims to provide young postgraduate students with an opportunity to develop scientific communication skills including workshop development, presenting and writing.

该项目的首要目标是为英国的物理教师提供资源包，以便将真实的空间科学纳入他们的日常课程中。该项目最初将以为期一天的会议的形式为肯特郡的当地教师和见习教师提供更新活动。将以物理研究所（IOP）教师更新课程的形式进行授课，申请者有一定的运行经验。这次为期一天的会议将向教师介绍新的科学概念和知识，同时通过基于天文学和行星科学研究中心对小型太阳系天体的研究进行激动人心的相关讲座和研讨会，增强他们对一些基本物理概念的理解。这涵盖了 STFC 先前资助的研究和与 STFC 英国太阳系研究路线图完全兼容的当前研究，以及包括非常相关和热门的 Rosetta 任务。会议将采取培训师培训活动的形式，参与者将被授权将他们的知识带回课堂，并使用我们的研讨会材料有效地促进课堂和实验室内空间科学研究的讨论和参与。研讨会材料将在会议之前制作，并根据此时提供的反馈进行完善。然后，这些内容将通过国家 STEM 电子图书馆提供给英国各地的教师。这将通过多种途径进行推广，包括物理研究所出版物《课堂物理》，从而使该项目具有广泛的影响力。该项目将促进参与当前广为人知的太空任务的真正科学家与学校教师之间的互动，深入了解肯特郡的任务参与、科学职业和英国太空计划。该项目还旨在为年轻研究生提供培养科学沟通技能的机会，包括研讨会开展、演示和写作。