ASSET: Advancing Secondary Science Education with Tetrahymena.

资产：利用四膜虫推进中等科学教育。

• 批准号: 7870353
• 负责人: THEODORE G CLARK
• 金额: $ 25.45万
• 依托单位: CORNELL UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-06-15 至 2014-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7870353
• 关键词: Address; Area; Awareness; Basic Science; Biological; Biological Models; Biology; Biotechnology; Cells; Collection; Communication; Communities; Conflict (Psychology); Data; Development; Education; Educational Curriculum; Educational process of instructing; Educational workshop; Ensure; Equipment; Evaluation; Evolution; Exercise; Fostering; Funding; Goals; Hand; Health; Human; Human Resources; Institutes; Internet; Laboratories; Learning; Libraries; Location; Molecular; New York; Organism; Phylogeny; Population Genetics; Program Effectiveness; Public Policy; Publishing; Reaction; Research; Resources; Role; Rural; SECTM1 gene; Schools; Science; Scientist; Series; Services; Site; Social Environment; Societies; Stress; Students; Support System; Testing; Tetrahymena; Tetrahymena thermophila; Thinking; Training; Training Programs; Training Support; Universities; Work; Youth; base; career; design; evaluation/testing; falls; field study; genetic strain; geographically distant; high school; innovation; interest; meetings; middle school; programs; public health relevance; rural area; science and society; science education; social; teacher; web site

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This project will develop and disseminate a collection of innovative high-school laboratory exercises that will stimulate hands-on, inquiry-based learning of fundamental biological concepts, and foster critical thinking among students regarding the role of basic research in society. The laboratory units will feature Tetrahymena thermophila, a safe, easily grown single-cell organism that is ideal for demonstrating many of the basic principles of biology without engendering any of the conflicting reactions often invoked by the use of multicellular organisms in the classroom. Teaching modules will be made available through the Tetrahymena Stock Center, an NCRR-funded resource center at Cornell University that distributes genetic strains of T. thermophila to the community at-large. Along with hands-on (wet lab) exercises, a cross platform module suitable for high school social studies and civics courses (as well as biology courses), will be developed to address the relationship of Basic Science, Biotechnology, and Society. This unit will stress the fundamental role of basic research, and stimulate vigorous discourse and debate on the interplay of scientific research, biotechnology, public policy, science funding, public oversight of scientific research, and other scientific and societal issues using Tetrahymena as a focal point. This organism's journey from a little known sideline to a well-understood biological model with direct relevance to human health offers a perfect backdrop to explore such issues. The Stock Center will partner with the Cornell Institute for Biology Teachers and with regional teachers in New York's southern tier to prepare, test, and evaluate of these modules. To encourage communication among teachers, students, and scientists at geographically separate locations, and to allow posting of data obtained in the field research module, a dedicated website will be established. Teacher training and support in the development and implementation of the modules will be provided through summer workshops at Cornell University. Opportunities for further interaction among project leaders and teachers will be provided during two Saturday training and evaluation sessions, one in late fall and one in late spring during the last fours years of the project. An external evaluator will be involved at all steps in the development, testing, evaluation, and dissemination of the modules. Since many of the school districts surrounding Cornell are in rural areas, these modules will be designed to be as self-contained as possible, and when necessary, will be supported by an equipment lending library established in the first two years of the project. We intend these modules to be as accessible as possible to all schools with limited facilities in order to stimulate interest in science and scientific careers among rural and other underrepresented youth. Finally, we intend to disseminate the refined and completed modules on a national level, by providing information at various regional meetings, posting on educational websites, and making module kits available over the web. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE (provided by applicant): The Tetrahymena Stock Center in partnership with the Cornell University Institute for Biology Teachers and local high schools in New York's southern tier will develop and disseminate a collection of innovative laboratory modules targeted primarily towards schools serving rural and other underrepresented youth. These laboratory exercises are intended to enhance K12 biology education and raise awareness of the role of basic research in today's society.

描述(由申请者提供)：这个项目将开发和传播一系列创新的高中实验室练习，将激发学生对基本生物学概念的动手、探究性学习，并培养学生对基础研究在社会中的作用的批判性思维。实验室单元将以嗜热四膜虫为特色，这是一种安全、易于生长的单细胞有机体，非常适合演示许多生物学基本原理，而不会引起课堂上使用多细胞有机体经常引发的任何相互冲突的反应。教学模块将通过四膜虫种群中心提供，该中心是康奈尔大学由NCRR资助的资源中心，向广大社区分发嗜热旋毛虫的遗传菌株。除了动手(湿实验室)练习外，还将开发一个适用于高中社会研究和公民课程(以及生物课程)的跨平台模块，以解决基础科学、生物技术和社会的关系。这个单位将强调基础研究的基础作用，并以四膜虫为焦点，就科学研究、生物技术、公共政策、科学资助、公众对科学研究的监督以及其他科学和社会问题的相互作用展开激烈的讨论和辩论。这种生物从一个鲜为人知的副业到一个与人类健康直接相关的众所周知的生物模型的旅程，为探索这些问题提供了一个完美的背景。股票中心将与康奈尔生物教师研究所和纽约南部的地区教师合作，准备、测试和评估这些模块。为了鼓励地理上不同地点的教师、学生和科学家之间的交流，并允许公布在实地研究单元中获得的数据，将建立一个专门的网站。将通过在康奈尔大学举办暑期讲习班，提供开发和实施单元方面的教师培训和支助。在项目的最后四年中，将在两个星期六的培训和评估期间提供项目领导人和教师之间进一步互动的机会，一个在秋末，另一个在晚春。一名外部评估员将参与模块的开发、测试、评价和传播的所有步骤。由于康奈尔大学周围的许多学区都在农村地区，这些单元将被设计为尽可能自给自足，必要时将得到项目头两年建立的设备借阅图书馆的支持。我们打算让所有设施有限的学校尽可能地使用这些单元，以便激发农村和其他人数不足的青年对科学和科学事业的兴趣。最后，我们打算通过在各区域会议上提供信息、在教育网站上张贴信息以及在网上提供模块套件，在国家一级传播经过完善和完成的单元。 与公共卫生相关(由申请者提供)：四膜虫库存中心将与康奈尔大学生物学教师研究所和纽约南部的当地高中合作，开发和传播一系列创新的实验室模块，主要针对为农村和其他代表性不足的青年提供服务的学校。这些实验室练习旨在加强K12生物教育，并提高人们对基础研究在当今社会中作用的认识。