The Science of Really Gross Things: Engaging Young Learners in Biomedical Science

描述（由申请人提供）：通过"解决真正恶心的科学：通过一个富尔德姆天文馆展示和支持课程，"在查佩尔山的北卡罗来纳州大学的莫尔黑德天文馆和科学中心，与美国国立卫生研究院资助的研究人员和一个领先的儿童书籍作者密切合作，将开发一个非正式的科学教育媒体项目和一套基于媒体项目的实践、探究式课程，供科学中心、博物馆和学校使用。 该项目将建立未来研究人员的管道，并通过在9 - 13岁的儿童中产生对健康科学和相关职业的兴趣和兴奋，并建立他们的科学内容知识，来提高对NIH资助研究的认识。为了实现这一目标，研究人员将开发一个全罩天文馆展示;为夏令营、课后项目、童子军项目、科学中心实地考察、科学俱乐部和学校创建相关课程;并制作一张DVD，突出健康科学领域的职业。 此外，该项目将使用若干方法，以生物医学领域历来代表性不足的人口为目标，包括在多媒体和课程产品中突出代表性不足的人口中的专业人员，对卫生科学研究职业历来代表性不足的人口众多的县进行外联访问，并制作产品的西班牙语版本。 使用一个知名品牌"Grossology"是一种创新的方式，可以与目标年龄段的儿童建立联系，并鼓励非正式的科学教育社区在他们的全屋影院中接受健康科学内容。此外，该项目的轴辐式方法进一步鼓励采用这种方案，为非正式的科学场所提供引人入胜的体验（中心）和支持课程（辐条），这对于扩大该节目产生重大教育影响的潜力是必要的。 一个强大的项目团队最大限度地提高了项目成功的可能性。该团队包括来自Morehead和NIH资助的研究人员的全基因组生产者和教育工作者，他们在适当的科学内容领域具有专业知识。此外，研究人员还建立了一个由顾问、咨询委员会成员和评估人员组成的网络，该网络将建立反馈回路，以确保高质量、科学准确、教育有效的产品。 调查人员将使用免费和基于收入的传播策略相结合，以确保该奖项的产品得到广泛传播。这些战略为在国家科学中心、博物馆和教室中广泛使用该项目的产品带来了重大希望。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Through "Addressing the Science of Really Gross Things: Engaging Young Learners in Biomedical Science Through a Fulldome Planetarium Show and Supporting Curricula," Morehead Planetarium and Science Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, in close collaboration with NIH-funded researchers at the UNC and a leading children's book author, will develop an informal science education media project and a suite of hands-on, inquiry-based curricula based on the media project for use in science centers, museums and schools. This project will build the pipeline of future researchers and create awareness of NIH-funded research by generating interest and excitement among children age 9-13 in the health sciences and related careers and building their science content knowledge. To achieve the objective, the investigators will develop a fulldome planetarium show; create correlating curricula for summer camps, afterschool programs, scout programs, science center field trips, science clubs and schools; and produce a DVD highlighting careers in the health sciences. In addition, the project will use several methods to target populations traditionally underrepresented in the biomedical fields, including featuring professionals from underrepresented populations in the multimedia and curricula products, making outreach visits to counties with large populations traditionally underrepresented in health science research careers, and producing a Spanish-language version of the products. The use of a known brand, "Grossology," is an innovative way to connect to children in the target age range and to encourage the informal science education community to embrace health-science content in their fulldome theaters. In addition, the project's hub-and-spoke approach further encourages adoption of this programming by providing informal science venues with both an engaging experience (hub) and the supporting curricula (the spokes) that is necessary to extend the show's potential for having significant educational impact. A strong project team maximizes the project's likelihood for success. The team includes fulldome producers and educators from Morehead and NIH-funded researchers with expertise in appropriate science content areas. In addition, the investigators have created a network of consultants, advisory board members and evaluators that will create feedback loops designed to ensure high-quality, scientifically-accurate, educationally-effective products. The investigators will use a combination of free and revenue-based dissemination strategies to ensure that the products of this award are broadly distributed. These strategies hold significant promise for creating broad use of this project's products in the nation's science centers, museums and classrooms.