Scientific Equipment to Improve Science Education Aboard the Vessel D. J. Angus

沃德1986年，格兰谷州立大学的水生科学项目启动了D.J. ANGUS号船。该船支持广泛的本科水生科学教育计划，为未来的小学教师提供新开发的教育机会，并为在职教师提供讲习班。D.J. ANGUS还支持一项横跨密歇根湖东岸大部分地区的非正式科学教育计划。D.J. ANGUS通过调查实践活动促进正式和非正式的科学教育。该船故意配备了“低技术”仪器，直到该计划的成功被记录下来。在7年的运营中，该项目已发展到最大容量，每年约为3500名参与者提供服务。除了为最大数量的参与者提供服务外，该项目已从密歇根州格兰德黑文的原始地点扩展到密歇根湖沿岸的许多其他地点。对该计划的要求越来越多，加上对参与者的年度调查，表明该计划在目前的发展阶段取得了成功，现在准备进入下一个阶段。该合同提供的额外仪器增加了D. J. ANGUS船的正式和非正式教学能力。该设备增加了科学内容，改善了体验，扩大了水产科学项目的范围。

9451558 Ward The aquatic science program at Grand Valley State University launched the vessel D.J. ANGUS in 1986. The vessel supports an extensive undergraduate aquatic science education program, a newly developed educational opportunity for prospective elementary school teachers, and workshops for in-service teachers. The D.J. ANGUS also supports a major informal science education initiative spanning much of the east shore of Lake Michigan. The D.J. ANGUS promotes both formal and informal science education through investigative hands-on activities. The vessel was intentionally equipped with "low tech" instruments until the success of the program was documented. During the 7 years of operation the program has grown to a point of maximum capacity in which approximately 3,5OO participants are served each year. In addition to serving a maximum number of participants, the program has spread from its original location in Grand Haven, Michigan, to include many other sites along the Lake Michigan shoreline. The increasing requests for the program, plus the annual surveys of participants, indicate that the program has achieved success at its current stage of development and is now ready to proceed to the next level. This additional instrumentation provided by this award increases both the formal and informal instructional capabilities of the vessel D. J. ANGUS. This equipment increases the science content, improves the experience, and expands the scope of the aquatic sciences program.