Learning Science Through Research

项目摘要 科学是通过做科学家所做的事情来学习的，特别是在进行真正的科学研究时。 在未知数很多的情况下进行研究，通过实验探索未知数的设计是复杂的， 执行实验的仪器和专业知识是先进的，并且是一个高度熟练和知情的 导师是关键。新罕布什尔州科学院（NHAS）认为， 有助于科学理解和激励追求STEM职业的调查应该是 提供给所有学生。在我们北方的新罕布什尔州和佛蒙特州， 有意义和鼓舞人心的科学研究与教师作为有效的科学导师是非常有限的， 根本不存在NHAS打算通过使用其先进的STEM实验室来帮助解决这些有限的机会 以及它与我们科学界导师的联系，以极大地扩大其对中高等教育的支持， 学校的学生和他们的老师在体验发现为基础的科学。NHAS已经建立了一个良好的- 装备的主要卫星STEM实验室在费尔班克斯博物馆和天文馆（FMP），有一个接近 与经济萧条的佛蒙特州北部农村的关系，以促进博物馆的科学 课程，并为学生提供基于探究的研究经验。NHAS还将建立一个主站点 在科尔比索耶学院（CSC），这将使设计和基于研究的活动的一部分， CSC未来生物学/科学教师与IDEA生物医学研究网络的学习经验 卓越（INBRE）支持。社区服务中心还将发挥地理战略位置的作用， 在NH的农村中心的中学。少数规模较小的二级卫星实验室将 在区域学校设立研究所，让学生进行符合其能力和兴趣的研究。 教师将在专业科学家的日常实践中获得专业发展， 将这些老师转变为学生的导师。这将影响这些教师及其 同行在各自的学校进行基于探究的科学调查。基于Web的系统将 提供对等的学生，教师和导师平台，以确保学生和教师有 持续的智力和个人支持，他们需要职业发展。将有多 学生和教师有机会在区域和国家科学活动中展示他们的研究 包括美国科学促进会的年会。父母会 鼓励他们参加这些活动以及更多的地方会议，以帮助他们了解机会 为他们的孩子提供STEM职业。这种对学生和教师的长期指导支持， 和智力水平服务于吸引和留住服务不足的学生进入科学和 健康职业。有了这笔赠款，NHAS的STEM实验室，FMP和CSC的资源将创造一个充满活力的 科学界在该地区，学生，教师和家长有一个共同的和持久的作用。

Project Summary Science is best learned by doing what scientists do, especially in performing authentic scientific investigations where the unknowns are many, the design to experimentally explore the unknowns is complex, the instruments and expertise to execute the experiment(s) are advanced, and a highly skilled and informed mentor is critical. The New Hampshire Academy of Science (NHAS) believes that the pursuit of scientific investigations that contribute to scientific understanding and inspire the pursuit of STEM careers should be available to all students. In our northern area of NH and VT, opportunities for pre-college students to perform meaningful and inspiring scientific research with teachers as effective science mentors are extremely limited or non-existent. The NHAS intends to help resolve these limited opportunities by using its advanced STEM Lab and its connections with mentors in our scientific community to greatly expand its support of middle and high school students and their teachers in experiencing discovery-based science. The NHAS has established a well- equipped primary satellite STEM laboratory at the Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium (FMP) that has a close relationship with the economically depressed rural north of VT in order to advance the museum’s science programs and offer students experiences in inquiry-based research. The NHAS will also establish a primary site at Colby Sawyer College (CSC) that will make the design and execution of research-based activities part of the learning experience of future biology/science teachers at CSC with IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) support. CSC will also function as a geographically strategic location for outreach to secondary schools in the rural center of NH. A small number of more modest secondary satellite laboratories will be established in regional schools for students to perform research that matches their abilities and interests. Teachers will be provided professional development in the day-to-day practices of professional scientists to transform those teachers into inspirational mentors for their students. This will influence these teachers and their peers to performing inquiry-based science investigations in their respective schools. A web-based system will provide peer-to-peer student, teacher, and mentor platforms to ensure that students and teachers have the constant intellectual and personal support that they need for career advancement. There will be multiple opportunities for students and teachers to present their research at regional and national science events including the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Parents will be encouraged to attend these events as well as more local conferences to help them appreciate the opportunities in STEM careers for their children. This long-term mentoring support for students and teachers on both personal and intellectual levels serves a critical need for attracting and retaining underserved students into science and health careers. With this grant, the STEM Labs of the NHAS, FMP, and resources at CSC will create a vibrant scientific community in the region, where students, teachers, and parents have a shared and enduring role.