Communicating STFC Research using a Mobile Planetarium

使用移动天文馆交流 STFC 研究

• 批准号: ST/Y005864/1
• 负责人: Lauren Doyle
• 金额: $ 1.91万
• 依托单位: University of Warwick
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2024 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ST%2FY005864%2F1
• 关键词: Communicating; STFC; Research; using; Mobile

We aim to enhance our outreach programme in STFC science areas to target 8 to14 year olds (Year 4 to Year 10) more effectively in line with the Wonder Initiative. The Wonder Initiative aims to connect people from all backgrounds with science and technology. It is all about giving under-served communities an equal voice by listening, understanding and responding to what people want to know about science and technology. As a result of this, the Initiative focuses on working with participants from the most socioeconomically deprived areas of the UK, with a particular focus on 8 to 14 year olds and their families and carers. Coventry is considered to have areas of great socioeconomic deprivation with a large percentage of children coming from homes where no one has considered or attended university for higher education. Overall, young people from areas of greater socioeconomic deprivation have less access to engagement opportunities and as a result, typically have less exposure to science-related knowledge. This has become even more prevalent over the course of the pandemic. It is widely known that children make decisions about their career choices as early as primary school. During these years, there is a tendency for gender differences and cultural differences where access to STEM rich environments can have a strong influence on choice. Therefore, we have chosen to target 8 to 14 year olds as research has shown less exposure to science-related knowledge at this age shapes a young person's outlook and could dissuade them from a career in STEM. We believe that a mobile planetarium provides the ideal platform to deliver immersive, engaging and hence memorable talks on STFC research to this age group.

我们的目标是加强我们在STFC科学领域的外展计划，以更有效地针对8至14岁（4至10年级）的学生，以符合Wonder Initiative。Wonder Initiative旨在将各种背景的人与科学和技术联系起来。这一切都是为了通过倾听、理解和回应人们想要了解的科学和技术，让服务不足的社区拥有平等的声音。因此，该倡议侧重于与来自联合王国社会经济最贫困地区的参与者合作，特别关注8至14奥尔兹及其家人和照料者。考文垂被认为存在严重的社会经济贫困地区，很大一部分儿童来自没有人考虑或参加过大学高等教育的家庭。总体而言，来自社会经济贫困程度较高地区的年轻人获得参与机会较少，因此，接触科学相关知识的机会通常较少。在大流行期间，这种情况变得更加普遍。众所周知，孩子们早在小学就做出了职业选择的决定。在这些年里，有一种性别差异和文化差异的趋势，进入STEM丰富的环境可以对选择产生强烈的影响。因此，我们选择针对8至14奥尔兹的青少年，因为研究表明，在这个年龄段接触科学相关知识较少，会塑造年轻人的前景，并可能阻止他们从事STEM职业。我们相信，一个移动的天文馆提供了一个理想的平台，提供身临其境，引人入胜，因此难忘的讲座STFC研究，以这个年龄组。