Engaging Education with Binding Blocks

在我的“用绑定块参与教育”项目中，我的目标是让学校学生以交互式探究为基础的方法参与尖端的STFC核物理。结合块围绕一个互动的建设七米核图表的同位素建造乐高（R）砖[https：//www.york.ac.uk/physics/bindingblocks/]。通过参与图表，参与者可以获得核科学，天体物理学和能源关键领域的实践经验。绑定块用于公共活动中的大量观众或学校的小型团体。整个图表可以在半天内由数百名游客，儿童和成人，或由60名高度竞争的教师在半小时的培训日建成。或者，可以将较小版本的图表整合到教学课程中。该奖学金项目特别关注将绑定块整合到英国A级（及同等水平）核物理课程中。这是通过大型（100多名参与者）核大师班，教师培训，以及团队成员和教师的小规模校内教学来促进的。此外，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。通过这些影响者，我们将在学校使用核图表实施绑定块，以研究与中学课程相关的核科学前沿研究。这包括研究核同位素，核衰变，核能，以及组成我们的化学元素的天体物理起源。面对面的参与是由一个免费的在线课程，将实施作为一个独立的学习环境，并与核大师班计划相结合。在奖学金期间，绑定块计划将成为一个全面的教育计划，与数百所学校和数千名学生合作。在该项目期间，结合块计划将进一步有机增长，通过发展伙伴关系和支持学生谁可能成为结合块大使在他们当地的未来。在整个计划中，合作机构和个人将通过种子和联合实习和项目，支持他们开发自己的绑定块计划，在英国各地对大学，学校和个人产生持久的影响。

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.