Enhancing Geoscience Education and Public Outreach: Partnership Between the University of Pittsburgh and the Carnegie Museum of Natural History

投诉警察课9809837 该奖项支持卡内基自然历史博物馆（CMNH）和匹兹堡大学地质与行星科学系（G PS）之间的合作关系。 该伙伴关系的主要目标是使广大公众了解地质和环境，包括地质过程对人类活动的作用，以及人类对生物圈、大气层、水圈和全球气候的影响。 CMNH拥有一流的设施，庞大而多样化的观众，以及参与地球科学研究和展览开发的强大工作人员。 与G PS的合作将扩大这一专业知识基础，包括一个地球科学小组，参与三个主要领域的研究和教学：（1）地质和环境灾害，（2）行星科学，（3）板块构造。 这种合作将利用两个机构的优势，将研究生和本科生培训与大学预科和非课堂地球科学教育联系起来。 具体而言，将采取一种综合方法，包括合作开展以下活动：（1）开发以地球科学为重点的博物馆展品;（2）面向公众的杰出地球科学系列讲座;以及 (3)有才能的少数民族高中生作为实习生参与这一进程。 这些活动将加强课堂外的地球科学教育，让高中到研究生的学生参与跨学科的地球系统科学研究，并帮助制定鼓励少数民族高中生从事地球科学职业的计划。 将通过万维网网址开发和交互式博物馆展览，向全世界的观众提供所开发的教育材料。

CAPO 9809837 This award supports a partnership between the Carnegie Museum of Natural History (CMNH) and the University of Pittsburgh Department of Geology and Planetary Science (G&PS). The primary objective of the partnership is to provide an understanding of geology and the environment, including the role of geologic processes on human activity, and the impact of humans on the biosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere and global climate, to a broad spectrum of the general public. CMNH has excellent facilities, a large and diverse audience, and a strong staff involved in Earth science research and exhibit development. Collaboration with G&PS would expand this base of expertise to include an earth science group involved in research and teaching in three primary areas: (1) geologic and environmental hazards, (2) planetary science, and (3) plate tectonics. This collaboration will take advantage of the strengths of both institutions to link graduate and undergraduate training with precollegiate aand non-classroom geoscience education. Specifically, an integrated approach will be taken that involves partnering for (1) development of earth science-focused museum exhibits; (2) a distinguished geoscience lecture series aimed at the general public, and (3) involvement of talented minority high school students as interns in this process. These activities will enhance earth science education outside the classroom, involve students from high school to graduate level with interdisciplinary earth systems science research, and aid in development of programs to encourage minority high school students to pursue careers in geoscience. Educational materials developed will be extended to a worldwide audience through WWW site development and interactive museum exhibits.