Dragonfly Quest: An Inquiry-Driven Science Program for Informal Settings Based on Dragonfly, the National Magazine for Young Investigators

摘要：迈阿密大学正在与美国国家科学教师协会合作，为非正式环境提供一个探究驱动的科学项目。该项目的一个关键组成部分将是一个带有网页的互联网组成部分，以补充和支持现有的蜻蜓杂志和蜻蜓试点电视节目，该节目正在另一项拨款下制作。该网页遵循与杂志相同的主题，并提供科学信息、教育互动体验、关于主题的有趣信息侧边栏，以及关于用户如何在离线时进一步调查主题的建议。蜻蜓任务的其他组成部分将包括非正式环境中教育工作者的领导者指南，教育工作者的同伴，蜻蜓口袋野外书，其中有挑战，让年轻人参与实地调查，蜻蜓徽章，证书和笔记本。蜻蜓探索俱乐部将在全美200个男孩和女孩俱乐部（B&amp；GC）分会设立。B&amp；GC正在做出重大努力，以确保他们的分会能够为参与者提供计算机和互联网功能。目前，2000个章节中大约有40%与互联网相连。为本项目选择计算机的章节，每个章节都将至少有四台青年计算机-所有计算机都能够运行Netscape 3.0级别的浏览器软件。计划的有效性评估将在所有200个扶轮社进行。评估将在160个有互联网接入的俱乐部和40个没有互联网接入的俱乐部进行，以评估网页相对于蜻蜓任务包的其他元素的附加价值。

9804318 Myers ABSTRACT: Miami University, in conjunction with the National Science Teachers Association, is producing an inquiry-driven science program for use in informal settings. A key component of the program will an Internet component with a web page that complements and supports the existing Dragonfly magazine and the Dragonfly pilot television program that is being produced under a separate grant. The web page follows the same themes as the magazine and provides scientific information, an educational interactive experience, a sidebar of interesting information about topics, and advice about how users can investigate themes further themselves off-line. Other Dragonfly Quest components will include a leader's guide for educators in informal settings, and educator's companion, a Dragonfly Pocket Field Book with challenges to engage youth in investigations in the field, and Dragonfly badges, certificates, and notebooks. Dragonfly Quest clubs will be established at 200 Boys & Girls Clubs (B&GC) of America chapters nationwide. The B&GC are making a major effort to see that their chapters having computer and Internet capabilities available to the participants. Currently, approximately 40% of the 2000 chapters are linked to the Internet. The chapters with computers selected for this project each will all have at least four computers for youth - all capable of running browser software at the level Netscape 3.0. Assessment of the effectiveness of the project will be carried out at all 200 clubs. Thhe evaluation will be conducted at 160 clubs with Internet access and 40 clubs without Internet access to evaluate the added-value component of the web pages relative to the other elements of the Dragonfly Quest package.