Learning Science Through Research

项目摘要 学习科学最好的方法是做科学家所做的事情，特别是在进行真正的科学研究时 在未知因素很多的情况下，对未知因素进行实验探索的设计是复杂的， 执行实验的仪器和专业知识(S)是先进的，并且是一个高度熟练和知情的 导师很关键。新汉普郡科学院(NHAS)认为，对科学的追求 有助于科学理解和激励追求STEM事业的调查应该是 对所有学生开放。在我们北部的NH和VT地区，为预科学生提供表演的机会 将教师作为有效的科学导师进行有意义和鼓舞人心的科学研究是极其有限的 根本不存在。NHAS打算通过其先进的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的导师的联系，极大地扩大了它对中高级的支持 学校学生和他们的老师体验基于发现的科学。NHAS已经建立了一个很好的- 配备了初级卫星STEM实验室，位于费尔班克斯博物馆和天文馆(FMP)，已关闭 与佛蒙特州北部经济不景气的农村地区的关系，以促进博物馆的科学 课程，并为学生提供探究性研究的经验。NHAS还将建立一个主站点 在Colby Sawyer学院(CSC)，这将使基于研究的活动的设计和执行成为 CSC未来生物/科学教师在IDEA网络生物医学研究中的学习体会 卓越(INBRE)支持。CSC还将发挥地理战略位置的作用，以扩展到 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 在地区学校为学生开展与他们的能力和兴趣相匹配的研究。 将为教师提供专业发展的日常实践中的专业科学家 将这些教师转变为学生的鼓舞人心的导师。这将影响这些教师和他们的 同龄人在各自的学校进行基于探究的科学调查。一个基于网络的系统将 提供点对点的学生、教师和导师平台，确保学生和教师拥有 他们需要不断的智力和个人支持才能获得职业发展。将会有多个 学生和教师有机会在地区和国家科学活动中展示他们的研究成果 包括美国科学促进会的年度会议。家长们会是 鼓励参加这些活动以及更多的本地会议，以帮助他们珍惜机会 在STEM职业生涯中为他们的孩子。这种长期的辅导支持对学生和教师来说都是个人的 而智力水平对于吸引和留住服务不足的学生进入科学和技术领域是一个关键需求 健康事业。有了这笔赠款，NHAS、FMP和CSC的STEM实验室将创造一个充满活力的 在该地区的科学界，学生、教师和家长都有共同和持久的作用。

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.