Three Minute Learning: astounding places, incredible science, inspirational people

三分钟学习：令人惊叹的地方、令人难以置信的科学、鼓舞人心的人

• 批准号: ST/R006075/1
• 负责人: Douglas Blane
• 金额: $ 1.91万
• 依托单位: Three Minute Learning
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2018 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ST%2FR006075%2F1
• 关键词: Three; Minute; Learning; astounding; places

This proposed project supports the five key areas of the STFC public engagement strategy, as detailed, point by point, in the Case for Support. Three Minute Learning is a social enterprise set up to engage young people with science and to improve literacy. We propose to extend beyond the classroom and to new audiences the use of our free online resource 3ml. Developed originally to help overcome poor readers' learning disadvantages, 3ml has been shown, by external evaluation, to interest and inspire all school pupils with cutting-edge science. The majority of 3ml content is aimed at upper primary and lower secondary school pupils. It has been used by pupils as young as 8, and we are currently working to make it more accessible to these younger children.The combination built into 3ml of short, readable science articles with activities that improve understanding, literacy and recall is unique. 3ml has been very well received in schools. During development, several thousand pupils have used it, generating considerable enthusiasm among teachers. Providing feedback on a workshop we delivered to teachers at the invitation of the Scottish Schools Education Research Centre (SSERC), Head of Physics Gregor Steele said: "3ml has been exceptionally well received in its own right, let alone for a session that did not involve experimental work."We propose to concentrate, in this project, on schools in areas of disadvantage, on looked-after and adopted children, and on those with additional support needs. We will strengthen features of 3ml that help children who struggle. We will enhance the story library with stories aimed at younger children.We propose to develop a new library within 3ml, specifically about STFC sites around the UK and to ensure that the stories we write are used, in particular, by schoolchildren in the age group 8 to 13, with a focus on children who struggle with schoolwork. More accomplished pupils will also find plenty to interest them in the rich variety of articles we will create on STFC sites, people, science and engineering.We propose to spend one to three days - depending on site personnel time and availability - at each UK STFC Laboratory. While exploring the science and engineering, we will attempt to cover as wide a range of roles as possible, for inclusion in the Careers section of 3ml. We will create an STFC anthology of stories on each laboratory and the people who work there. Content will be designed to hold children's interest, rather than directly serve the curriculum, although curriculum tags on each story will enable teachers to find those relevant to the topic they are teaching at any time. Using our contacts in schools, we will work through heads of departments, pastoral care and special needs teachers to get the STFC stories used both in and out of school.Some features from social media and computer games are already built into 3ml. These have proven popular with children unused to success, as points are gained for engagement as much as for achievement. We will enhance and develop these features.

该拟议项目支持 STFC 公众参与战略的五个关键领域，支持案例中逐点详细说明。三分钟学习是一家社会企业，旨在让年轻人接触科学并提高素养。我们建议将我们的免费在线资源 3ml 的使用扩展到课堂之外，并向新受众开放。 3ml 最初是为了帮助贫困读者克服学习障碍而开发的，经过外部评估，结果显示，3ml 能够激发所有小学生对尖端科学的兴趣和启发。 3ml内容大部分针对高小学生和初中生。它已被年仅 8 岁的学生使用，我们目前正在努力让这些年幼的孩子更容易使用它。3 毫升的简短易读的科学文章与提高理解、识字和记忆能力的活动的组合是独一无二的。 3ml在学校中很受欢迎。在开发过程中，已有数千名学生使用，引起了教师的极大热情。应苏格兰学校教育研究中心 (SSERC) 的邀请，物理系主任格雷戈尔·斯蒂尔 (Gregor Steele) 对我们为教师举办的研讨会提供了反馈，他说：“3ml 本身就受到了极大的欢迎，更不用说不涉及实验工作的会议了。”我们建议在这个项目中重点关注贫困地区的学校、被照顾和收养的儿童以及需要额外支持的儿童。我们将强化3ml的功能，帮助有困难的孩子。我们将通过针对年幼儿童的故事来增强故事库。我们建议开发一个 3ml 以内的新库，专门针对英国各地的 STFC 站点，并确保我们编写的故事得到使用，特别是 8 至 13 岁年龄段的学童，重点关注功课困难的儿童。更有成就的学生也会对我们将在 STFC 网站、人物、科学和工程上创作的丰富多样的文章感兴趣。我们建议在每个英国 STFC 实验室度过一到三天的时间（具体取决于网站人员的时间和可用性）。在探索科学和工程的同时，我们将尝试涵盖尽可能广泛的角色，以便包含在 3ml 的职业部分中。我们将制作一本 STFC 故事选集，收录有关每个实验室及其工作人员的故事。内容的设计将吸引孩子们的兴趣，而不是直接服务于课程，尽管每个故事上的课程标签将使教师能够随时找到与他们正在教授的主题相关的内容。利用我们在学校的联系，我们将与部门负责人、教牧关怀和特殊需要教师合作，让 STFC 故事在校内和校外使用。社交媒体和电脑游戏的一些功能已经内置到 3ml 中。事实证明，这些活动很受那些不习惯成功的孩子们的欢迎，因为参与和成就一样都能获得积分。我们将增强和开发这些功能。