Student Perspectives on Waste Management and Environmental Concerns

当地工业、政府和大学人员将与海伍德县学校合作，开发课程材料和活动，将当地的废物控制和环境问题纳入4-12年级的科学和数学课程。教师将接受培训，通过在职项目、参观工业和市政场所以及与工业和政府科学家和工程师互动来使用这些材料。当教材在课堂上使用时，除了课堂使用外，学生还将参与实地考察、外部活动和研究项目。双重目标是让学生了解这些真实的问题，并向他们展示数学和科学知识在处理社区和社会问题方面的重要性。合作伙伴分担的费用将占国家科学基金资金的28%。

Local industry, government, and college personnel will work with the Haywood County Schools to develop curriculum materials and activities which will integrate local waste control and environmental issues into science and mathematics classes for grades 4-12. Teachers will be trained to use the materials through inservice programs, visits to industrial and municipal sites, and interaction with industry and governmental scientists and engineers. When the materials are put into use in the classes, students will also be involved in site visits, external activities, and research projects in addition to in-class use. The dual objectives are to teach the students about these real problems and to show them how mathematics and science knowledge are important in dealing with community and societal concerns. Cost sharing by the partners will total 28% of the NSF funding.