Geoscience Interactive Simulations for Teaching - GIST

9978326 berchem这是一个为期一年的项目，旨在创建基于万维网和CD-ROM的教育软件，使用交互式方法在高中阶段教授与太阳-地球相互作用和空间天气有关的地球科学现象。在GIST的开发过程中，作为加州大学洛杉矶分校地球物理和行星物理研究所（IGPP）空间等离子体模拟小组成员的pi将利用他们参与的NSF空间天气和NASA太阳-地球连接研究项目。本计画的新颖之处在于将内容以多媒体活动的形式呈现，以学生研究计画所控制的互动模拟为中心。数值模拟的高度互动性使这种学习方法成为一种更主动的体验，而不是被动的体验，并促进和保持对科学的兴趣。此外，研究工具和数据的使用将为学生提供具有挑战性的动手活动，使他们能够与传统上难以接近的科学研究领域近距离接触。虽然地球科学的内容将主要用于补充9-12年级的科学课程，但活动将包括大学本科生感兴趣的高级主题。该软件将作为Java应用程序在标准Internet web浏览器上分发，以实现平台中立性。对于那些没有互联网连接的人，所有的内容和必要的软件都将放在CD-ROM上分发。内容创作将在洛杉矶地区高中科学教师的参与下进行。该软件将首先在范奈斯和威尼斯高中以及洛杉矶联合学区（LAUSD）的其他学校进行试点项目测试，然后在全国范围内发布。由项目研究人员主持的教师培训工作坊将在加州大学洛杉矶分校举行。参与该项目的UCLA学生将实地访问LAUSD高中，直接与高中学生一起工作。这些实地访问不仅是为了帮助高中生使用软件应用程序，也是为了收集他们对程序的经验反馈，以便进一步改进软件。

9978326BerchemThis is a one-year project to create World Wide Web and CD-ROM based educational software that uses an interactive approach to teach geoscience phenomena related to Sun-Earth interactions and Space Weather at the high school level. During the development of GIST, the PIs, who are members of the Space Plasma Simulation Group at the UCLA Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics (IGPP), will leverage their involvement with NSF Space Weather and NASA Sun-Earth Connection research Projects. The novel aspects of the proposed project are to deliver the content as multimedia activities centered around interactive simulations controlled by student research projects. The highly interactive nature of numerical simulations makes this approach to learning a more active experience, rather than a passive one, and promotes and maintains interest in science. In addition the use of research tools and data will provide challenging hands-on activities for students that will allow close contact with the traditionally inaccessible world of scientific research. Although the Geoscience content will be created primarily to supplement science curriculum for grades 9-12, the activities will include advanced topics of interest to college undergraduates. The software will be distributed as Java applications over standard Internet web browsers to achieve platform neutrality. For those without an Internet connection, all of the content and necessary software will be placed on CD-ROM for distribution. Content creation will be carried out with the involvement of high school science teachers from the Los Angeles area. The software will first be tested in a pilot program at Van Nuys and Venice High Schools and other schools of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) before being released nationwide. Teacher training workshops conducted by the project researchers will be held at UCLA. On-site visits will be made to LAUSD high schools by UCLA students involved with the project to work directly with high school students. These on-site visits will be made not only to help high school students use the software applications, but also to receive feedback on their experience with the program for use in further refinement of the software.