STARNET--RESEARCH EXPERIENCES FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS

描述：（申请人摘要） 滥用精神药物，特别是烟草和酒精，是一个主要的 美国的健康问题，影响到所有年龄段的人， 直接或通过与家人或朋友的联系， 毒瘾StarNet（学生-科学家-教师真实研究网络） 将涉及高中生物教师和他们的学生在'状态 华盛顿和全国各地的科学研究和 提供有关药物滥用研究的教学资源。 具体来说，StarNet计划将： I.使高中学生和他们的老师能够参与真实的 研究项目侧重于揭示药物滥用的生物学原理。基础上 高中人类基因组的现有努力，我们将涉及高 学校的学生和他们的老师在华盛顿和全国各地， 与药物滥用有关的人类基因测序我们还将安排六名教师 每年在大学实验室进行药物滥用研究。 2.通过汇编和传播促进药物滥用研究的教学 生物学教学人力物力信息 滥用药物我们会物色优秀的资源，用作教授药物知识 虐待研究，包括书面材料、视频和其他外展活动 程序.有关资源的信息将通过我们的 网站地图 3.制定项目传播模式并支持其整合 在美国各地的几个主要合作伙伴网站。我们已经确定 几个致力于参与这个项目的合作伙伴， 包括斯波坎学区（WA），基因连接（圣马特奥县） 和弗吉尼亚州湾区生物技术教育联盟（BABEC）（CA） 理工学院和州立大学（弗吉尼亚州）、芝加哥大学和 芝加哥科技博物馆（IL）。在第三年和第四年，我们将 增加两个伙伴（尚未确定）。 4.促进围绕这一主题的支持性学习者社区的发展。 为了实现这一目标，我们将建立在既定的推广计划的努力 在我们的社区（例如，建立联系：扩大我们的网络和成瘾， 大脑：超越说不），以确定毒品领域的专业人员 虐待他们并将他们与老师联系起来。

DESCRIPTION: (Applicant's Abstract) The abuse of psychoactive drugs, particularly tobacco and alcohol, is a major health problem in the United States, affecting people of all ages, both directly and through their contact with family members or friends who have a drug addiction. StarNet (Student- Scientist-Teacher Authentic Research Network) will involve high school biology teachers and their students in the state of' Washington and across the country in the excitement of scientific research and provide relevant resources for teaching about drug abuse research. Specifically, StarNet program will: I. Enable high school students and their teachers to participate in authentic research projects focused on unraveling the biology of drug abuse. Building on the existing efforts of the High School Human Genome, we will involve high school students and their teachers in Washington and throughout the country in sequencing human genes related to drug abuse. We will also place six teachers per year in university labs focused on drug abuse research. 2. Foster teaching about drug abuse research by compiling and disseminating information about material and human resources for teaching about the biology of drug abuse. We will identify outstanding resources for teaching about drug abuse research, including written materials, videos, and other outreach programs. Information about resources will be made available through our program web site. 3. Develop a model for dissemination of the project and support its integration into several key partner sites throughout the USA. We have already identified several partnerships that are committed to participating in this program, including the Spokane School District (WA), Gene Connection (San Mateo County) and the Bay Area Biotechnology Education Consortium (BABEC) (CA), Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (VA), University of Chicago and the Chicago Museum of Science and Technology (IL). In Years 3 and 4, we will incorporate two additional partners (not yet identified). 4. Promote the growth of a supportive community of learners around this topic. To meet this goal we will build on the efforts of established outreach programs in our community (e.g. Making Connections: Expanding our Web and Addiction and the Brain: Beyond Saying No) to identify professionals in the area of drug abuse and connect them to teachers.