Powers of Inquiry: Using Image Analysis to Explore Environmental Health Science

探究的力量：利用图像分析探索环境健康科学

• 批准号: 7225269
• 负责人: STEVEN Douglas MOORE
• 金额: $ 37.58万
• 依托单位: SCIENCE-APPROACH
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2003
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2003-09-12 至 2009-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7225269
• 关键词: Archives; Area; Benefits and Risks; Biological; Businesses; Case Study; Cells; Chemicals; Communities; Computer software; Data; Development; Education; Educational Materials; Electromagnetics; Environmental Health; Evaluation; Event; Geographic Information Systems; Goals; Graph; Hand; Health; Home environment; Human; Image; Image Analysis; Individual; Institutes; Investigation; Java; Lead; Length; Maps; Materials Testing; Mathematics; Measurement; Measures; Microscopic; Mission; Modification; Nanotechnology; Neighborhoods; Ocular orbit; Organ; Organism; Phase; Play; Process; Provider; Publications; Publishing; Rate; Reading; Research; Role; Science; Scientist; Series; Services; Software Tools; Source; Standards of Weights and Measures; Students; Technology; Temperature; Testing; Time; Week; base; day; design; digital imaging; high school; human tissue; image processing; innovation; millimeter; millisecond; nanometer; programs; size; skills; symposium; teacher; three-dimensional modeling; tool; usability; visual media

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The goal of this Phase II Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) application is to create a series of educational materials for the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) entitled Powers of Inquiry: Using Image Analysis to Explore Environmental Health Science. The ten lessons to be published by the project will employ four advanced technology tools-NASA Image2000 (NI2K), ArcExplorer Java Edition for Education (AJEE), Imaged, and Weblmage-to lead middle and high school students through inquiry- based explorations often case studies related to the mission of NIEHS. In Powers of Inquiry, students will use NI2K, AJEE, ImageJ, and Weblmage to display and enhance digital images from research being conducted by NIEHS-supported and other scientists. With these tools and the support provided by the Powers of Inquiry materials, students will strengthen their science and technology skills, become better consumers of scientific data, and develop an appreciation for the role that NIEHS plays in protecting the health of the nation. A "powers of ten" format will organize the lessons in Powers of Inquiry. Each lesson in the series will zoom in on environmental health issues, starting at the planetary level and moving through lessons about the stratosphere, coastal regions, communities, neighborhoods, homes, human organs, microscopic organisms, and human tissue cells to arrive at a lesson on the benefits and risks of molecule- sized nanotechnologies. The educational goal of the Powers of Inquiry materials will be to introduce environmental health science to middle and high school students with an engaging visual medium that involves them in inquiry-based activities supporting accomplishment of state and national standards for science, mathematics, technology, and reading education. The materials will be developed by Science Approach, a for-profit organization founded by staff from the Center for Image Processing in Education (CIPE). CIPE, a well-respected nonprofit provider of instructional materials and professional development services to teachers, has a successful track record of developing and commercializing instructional materials similar to Powers of Inquiry.

描述（由申请人提供）：此第二阶段小企业创新研究（SBIR）应用程序的目标是为环境健康科学（NIEHS）的国家研究所创建一系列教育材料，题为探究的力量：使用图像分析探索环境健康科学。该项目将出版的10个课程将采用四种先进的技术工具--NASA Image 2000（NI 2K）、ArcExplorer Java教育版（AJEE）、Imaged和Weblmage--引导初中和高中学生进行基于探究的探索，通常是与NIEHS的使命有关的案例研究。在探究的力量，学生将使用NI 2K，AJEE，ImageJ和Weblmage来显示和增强由NIEHS支持的和其他科学家进行的研究的数字图像。有了这些工具和调查材料的权力提供的支持，学生将加强他们的科学和技术技能，成为科学数据的更好的消费者，并开发NIEHS在保护国家的健康中发挥的作用的赞赏。一个“十的权力”的格式将组织在权力的调查教训。该系列中的每一课都将放大环境健康问题，从行星层面开始，通过平流层，沿海地区，社区，社区，家庭，人体器官，微观生物和人体组织细胞的课程，以达到分子大小的纳米技术的好处和风险。探究材料的权力的教育目标将是介绍环境健康科学的初中和高中学生与从事视觉媒介，让他们参与基于探究的活动，支持国家和国家标准的科学，数学，技术和阅读教育的成就。这些材料将由科学方法开发，这是一个由教育图像处理中心（CIPE）的工作人员创立的营利性组织。CIPE是一家备受尊敬的非营利教师教学材料和专业发展服务提供商，在开发和商业化类似于《探究的力量》的教学材料方面有着成功的记录。