DUKE BOOST PROGRAM FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS

这个子项目是许多研究子项目中利用 资源由NIH/NCRR资助的中心拨款提供。子项目和 调查员(PI)可能从NIH的另一个来源获得了主要资金， 并因此可以在其他清晰的条目中表示。列出的机构是 该中心不一定是调查人员的机构。 指导达勒姆公立学校系统的两名六年级女孩，提供中心之旅，并提供有关小动物成像的项目。女孩们向中心的研究生们展示了她们的项目。 Boost(在科学和技术中建立机会和提议)是一个面向中小学教师和学生的多维计划，旨在激发代表人数不足的少数族裔学生对科学的兴趣，并激励他们追求医学和其他生物医学专业的职业生涯。Http://www.duke.edu/~dbc4/boost/faq.html 提升目标 杜克大学医学中心、达勒姆公立学校和北卡罗来纳州科学与数学学院之间的这一独特的合作伙伴关系旨在： 1.提高少数民族学生的理科成绩 2.提升大学前科学课程的内容 3.最终增加准备接受高等科学专业教育的学生人数 提供的课程： 5年级和6年级学生：课堂活动，导师指导下的研究项目，实地考察，暑期科学研讨会，以及为顺利从小学过渡到中学而设计的活动。

This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject and investigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source, and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed is for the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator. Mentor two 6th grade girls from the Durham public school system by providing tours of the Center and providing projects that deal with small animal imaging. The girls presented their projects to graduate students in the Center. BOOST (Building Opportunities and Overtures in Science and Technology) is a multi-dimensional program for elementary and middle school teachers and students, designed to excite under-represented minority students about science and inspire them to pursue careers in medicine and other biomedical professions. http://www.duke.edu/~dbc4/boost/faq.html BOOST Goals This unique partnership between Duke University Medical Center, Durham Public Schools, and the North Carolina School of Science and Math aims to: 1. improve the science performance of minority students 2. upgrade the content of the pre-college science curriculum 3. ultimately increase the numbers of students prepared for professional education in the advanced sciences Programs offered: For 5th and 6th Grade Students: Classroom activities, research projects under the guidance of mentors, field trips, a summer science workshop, and activities designed to smooth the transition from elementary to middle school.