Florida Education in Geology and Ecology (FLEDGE-ling): An Inquiry-based Science Enrichment Program for Middle School Girls

9552939雪 南佛罗里达大学（坦帕）将发起一个为期四周的通勤青年学者项目，在1996年和1997年夏季为48名进入七年级和八年级的年轻妇女提供服务。学科重点将是地球和生命科学，重点是植物，动物，水和土壤如何在三个不同的佛罗里达生态系统：沿海/河口，淡水湿地和高地/沙丘互动。 学生将提出问题，并在指导下收集和分析数据来回答他们的问题。 实地考察将侧重于环境政策和道德，而教师和嘉宾领导人强调职业选择，并建立参与者的科学兴趣，知识和自信。

9552939 Snow The University of South Florida (Tampa)will initiate a 4-week, commuter Young Scholars project to serve 48 young women entering the seventh and eighth grades during the summers of 1996 and 1997. The disciplinary focus will be on earth and life sciences with an emphasis on how the plants, animals, water, and soil interact in three diverse Florida ecosystems: coastal/estuary, freshwater wetland, and upland/sandhill. Students will develop questions and, with guidance, gather and analyze data to answer their questions. Field trips will focus on environmental policy and ethics, while faculty and guest leaders emphasize career options and build participants scientific interest, knowledge, and self-confidence.