Barcode Long Island: Exploring Biodiversity in a Unique Urban Landscape

描述(由申请者提供)：我们的目标是通过独立的、学生主导的研究项目，使用DNA条形码来研究纽约长岛独特的生物地理区域，以增加学生对科学的理解和兴趣。条形码长岛(BLI)将使教师和学生了解自然环境和人类福祉的相互作用，同时增加他们对科学的知识、信心和兴趣。BLI将建立在冷泉港实验室(CSHL)DNA学习中心(DNALC)、石溪大学(SBU)、布鲁克海文国家实验室(BNL)、美国自然历史博物馆(AMNH)和道林学院(Dowling College)之间的强大合作基础上，以及长岛学校的现有网络。BLI将开发和提供所需的所有培训、设备、材料和基础设施，以支持这项由学生推动的大规模研究工作。在第一年，我们将重点规划和建立参与机构和长岛学校系统之间的伙伴关系，并发展项目基础设施。 在整个项目过程中，包括1800名学生在内的600个学生小组将由240名教师领导，这些教师在BNL、SBU和两个DNALC地点(成功湖和冷泉港)举办的研讨会上接受培训，这两个地点横跨纽约市行政区以外的长岛。研讨会将向教师介绍DNA条形码、实验设计、实验室和生物信息学方法、实验室工具包组件，并详细说明教师和学生如何参与BLI项目和活动。在DNALC、SBU、AMNH和BNL工作人员的支持下，加上来自当地机构的科学家网络的支持，学生将在设计实验、分析结果和在年度研讨会上展示他们的研究时得到指导。 一个多方面的评估计划将评估：培训对教师参与者的知识、行为和教学信心的影响；教师如何在各种学生研究环境中实施该项目；以及对学生学习、兴趣和态度的影响。对参与者的纵向调查将辅以有组织的教师和学生访谈、焦点小组和项目案例研究。还将监测互联网项目资源使用情况和数据库提交情况，以跟踪项目成果。 该计划的结构--包括计划、实施和评估部分--旨在通过学生研究确定大规模生物多样性研究的可行性和影响。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): We aim to increase students' understanding and interest in science through independent, student-driven research projects that use DNA barcoding to study the unique biogeographical regions of Long Island, New York. Barcode Long Island (BLI) will enable teachers and students to gain an understanding of the interaction of natural environments and human wellbeing, while increasing their knowledge, confidence, and interest in science. The BLI will build on strong collaborations between the DNA Learning Center (DNALC) at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL), Stony Brook University (SBU), Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH), and Dowling College, and an established network of Long Island schools. BLI will develop and provide all the training, equipment, materials, and infrastructure needed to support this large-scale, student-driven research effort. In the first year, we will focus on planning and building th partnership between participating institutions and Long Island school systems, and developing project infrastructure. Over the course of the program, 600 student teams comprising 1800 students will be led by 240 teachers trained at workshops held at BNL, SBU, and two DNALC locations (Lake Success and Cold Spring Harbor) that span Long Island outside the boroughs of New York City. Workshops will introduce teachers to DNA barcoding, experimental design, laboratory and bioinformatics methods, lab kit components, and detail how teachers and students can participate in BLI projects and campaigns. With DNALC, SBU, AMNH, and BNL staff, plus a network of scientists from local institutions as support, students will be guided while they design experiments, analyze results, and present their research at annual symposia. A multi-faceted evaluation program will assess: impact of the training on faculty participants' knowledge, behavior and teaching confidence; how faculty implement the project in a variety of student research settings; and effects on student learning, interests, and attitudes. Longitudinal surveys of participants will be supplemented with structured teacher and student interviews, focus groups, and project case studies. Internet project resource use and database submissions will also be monitored to track project outcomes. The structure of this program - with planning, implementation, and evaluation components - is designed to determine the feasibility and impact of large-scale studies of biodiversity through student research.