Engaging Education with Binding Blocks

在我的“用有约束力的区块参与教育”项目中，我的目标是让在校学生参与到以互动探究为基础的方法中，接触尖端的STFC核物理。结合块围绕由乐高(R)砖[https://www.york.ac.uk/physics/bindingblocks/].制成的7米长的同位素核图的交互构建通过使用图表，参与者可以亲身体验核科学、天体物理学和能源等关键领域的知识。捆绑块在公共活动中与大量观众一起使用，或在学校的小团体中使用。整个图表可以由数百名参观者在半天内制作完成，无论是儿童还是成年人，或者是60名竞争激烈的教师在一个培训日的半小时内完成的。或者，图表的较小版本可以集成到教学课程中。奖学金项目特别关注将约束块整合到英国A级(和同等)核物理课程的教学中。这是通过大型(100人以上)核大师班、教师培训以及由团队成员和教师进行较小规模的在校教学来促进的。该方案还包括大学生培训，包括授课和“在职”培训，以及广泛的实习方案。通过这些有影响力的人，我们将在学校实施具有约束力的模块，使用核图学习与中学课程相联系的核科学前沿研究。这包括研究核同位素、核衰变、核能，以及构成我们的化学元素的天体物理起源。与面对面接触相辅相成的是免费在线课程，该课程将作为一个自给自足的学习环境实施，并与核大师班方案相结合。在研究金期间，有约束力的区块方案将因此成为与数百所学校和数千名学生合作的全面教育方案。在该项目期间，具有约束力的区块方案将通过发展伙伴关系和为将来可能成为当地地区的具有约束力的区块大使的学生提供支持而进一步有机地发展。在整个计划中，将通过种子和联合实习和项目，支持合作机构和个人制定自己的具有约束力的区块计划，对整个英国的大学、学校和个人产生长期影响。

In my 'Engaging Education with Binding Blocks' project I aim to engage school students with cutting-edge STFC Nuclear Physics in an interactive inquiry-based approach. Binding Blocks centres around an interactive construction of a seven-metre nuclear chart of isotopes built of LEGO(R) bricks [https://www.york.ac.uk/physics/bindingblocks/]. Through engaging with the chart, participants get a hands-on experience of key areas of nuclear science, astrophysics, and energy. Binding Blocks is used with large audiences at public events or in smaller groups with schools. The entire chart can be built in half a day by hundreds of visitors, children and adults alike, or by 60 highly competitive teachers in half an hour of a training day. Alternatively, smaller versions of the chart can be integrated into a teaching session.The Fellowship project is focussed particularly on integrating Binding Blocks within UK A-level (and equivalent) delivery of nuclear physics. This is facilitated through large (100+ participant) Nuclear Masterclasses, Teacher Training, and smaller scale in-school teaching by team members and teachers. The programme furthermore includes university student training, both taught and "on-the-job" training, as well as an extensive internship programme. Through these influencers, we will implement Binding Blocks in schools using the nuclear chart to study cutting-edge research in nuclear science, linked with the secondary-school curriculum. This includes study of nuclear isotopes, nuclear decay, nuclear energy, and the astrophysical origin of the chemical elements we are made of. The face-to-face engagement is complemented by a Free Online Course which will be implemented both as a self-contained learning environment and integrated with the Nuclear Masterclass programme.During the fellowship, the Binding Blocks programme will thereby become a full-scale educational programme in collaboration with hundreds of schools and thousands of pupils. During the project, the Binding Blocks programme will furthermore grow organically through the development of partnerships and support for students who may become Binding Blocks ambassadors in their local area in the future. Throughout the programme, partner institutions and individuals will be supported in developing their own Binding Blocks programmes, through seeding and joint internships and projects, yielding a long-lasting impact across the UK on universities, schools, and individuals.