Data to Action: A Secondary School-based Citizen Science Project to Address Arsenic Contamination of Well Water

“数据到行动：一个以中学为基础的公民科学项目，以解决砷污染问题 井水“ 摘要/摘要(30行)： “数据转化为行动”项目的最终目标是创建和试点国家STEM教育模式， 让学生成为公民科学家，并为他们提供工具、技能和资源来理解 数据，以便其结果可以为地方、区域甚至国家一级的行动提供信息。让学生参与 基于社区的项目，产生与他们的生活相关的数据，将激发人们对科学和 导致对STEM深造的追求和对STEM职业的兴趣。在缅因州和新罕布夏州， 井水砷污染是最紧迫的公共卫生问题之一。住在这里的大多数人 各州的饮用水来自私人水井。通常，这些地下水储量被污染 砷，在许多情况下远远超过美国环保局规定的10 ppb的限制。因此，在缅因州和 新的汉普郡中学理科教室为学生提供了从事科学探究的环境， 以及激励他们通过发现的过程来构建知识和意义。学生们将 收集井水数据进行砷分析，并学会分析和交流其结果，以便 有效地通知他们的社区，并推动人们采取行动。他们的数据将通知缅因州中心 疾病控制和新汉普郡环境服务部，这两个都是 努力提高井水砷的检测率，以了解问题的严重程度和 保护公众健康。为了实现这一目标，我们将提供公民科学和教师培训 暑期环境监测和培养数据分析和沟通技能 (DataLit)研究所。然后，我们将与教师合作，在他们的课堂上实施公民科学项目。 从缅因州和新汉普郡IDEA生物医学研究卓越网络招募的当地科学家 (INBRE)伙伴机构将与教师和学生建立伙伴关系，并帮助他们开展项目， 特别是，通过了解井水监测的结果并帮助他们将结果转化为 变成了当地的行动。我们计划将这些学生-教师-科学家的伙伴关系扩展到两个州， 有效地在每个INBRE机构附近创建“STEM卫星中心”。通过建立链接 在INBRE机构和周边学校之间，将建立长期的关系，这将被证明是有益的 超越这一特定的公民科学项目的老师和学生，激励一代又一代的学生成为 批判性思考者，并考虑在科学、医学或公共卫生领域工作。

“Data to Action: A secondary school-based citizen science project to address arsenic contamination of well water” ABSTRACT/SUMMARY (30 lines): The ultimate goal of the “Data to Action” project is to create and pilot a national model of STEM education that engages students as citizen scientists and provides them with tools, skills and resources to make sense of data so that their results can inform actions at the local, regional, and even national level. Engaging students in community-based projects that result in data that is relevant to their lives will stimulate interest in science and lead to the pursuit of further STEM education and interest in STEM careers. In Maine and New Hampshire, arsenic contamination of well water is one of the most pressing public health issues. Most people in these states derive their drinking water from private wells. Often these groundwater reserves are contaminated with arsenic, in many cases far exceeding the EPA limit of 10 ppb. Therefore, addressing this issue in Maine and New Hampshire secondary science classrooms provides context for students to engage in scientific inquiry, and motivation for them to construct knowledge and meaning through the process of discovery. Students will collect well water data for arsenic analysis, and learn to analyze and communicate their findings, so as to effectively inform their communities and move people to action. Their data will inform the Maine Center for Disease Control and the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services, which have both been working to improve well water testing rates for arsenic in order to understand the extent of the problem and protect public health. To accomplish this goal, we will provide teacher training in citizen science and environmental monitoring and build skills in data analysis and communication in a Summer Data Literacy (DataLit) Institute. Then, we will work with teachers to implement citizen science projects in their classrooms. Local scientists recruited from Maine and New Hampshire IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) partner institutions will form partnerships with teachers and students and help them with their projects, in particular, with understanding the results of well water monitoring and helping them translate their findings into local action. We plan to extend these Student-Teacher-Scientist Partnerships throughout both states, effectively creating “STEM Satellite Centers” in the vicinity of each INBRE institution. By establishing links between INBRE institutions and surrounding schools, long term relationships will ensue that will prove helpful to teachers and students beyond this particular citizen science project, inspiring generations of students to be critical thinkers and consider careers in science, medicine, or public health.