Program for Gender Equity in Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology (PGE): LCP: Middle School Students' REALM (Really Exploring and Learning Meteorology)

佛罗里达州立大学气象系和科学教育方案将与国家海洋和大气管理局合作，在迈阿密/戴德县公立学校开展一个校址气象项目。这一新的合作项目名为“中学生真正探索和学习气象学”。该项目的重点是：（1）让更多的中学女生接触气象科学内容，（2）为参与的女孩和男孩创造一个积极和支持性的学习环境，（3）为参与的科学教师提供现场技术援助，以实施内容，以及（4）为更多的家长-女孩参与科学活动提供一种手段。为了最大限度地利用资源，将利用人口分布分散的中学的现有气象资源（气象站）。参与这一项目将提高女孩对妇女在一般科学领域，特别是气象学领域的职业机会的认识。该项目还将提高中学女生在学习科学概念方面的自尊和信心，因为科学概念综合了数学和技术的使用。这一项目模式旨在减少女生从初中升高中时通常出现的高级科学、数学和技术课程的自然减员，这种情况一直延续到高等教育。

The Meteorology Department and Science Education program of Florida State University, in collaboration with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), will carry out a school-site meteorological project to be located in Miami/Dade County Public Schools. This new collaborative project is entitled Middle School Students' REALM (Really Exploring And Learning Meteorology). The project's foci are: (1) to expose more middle school girls to meteorological science content, (2) to develop a positive and supportive learning environment for participating girls and boys, (3) to provide on site technical assistance to participating science teachers for content implementation, and (4) to provide a vehicle for greater parent-girl participation in science activities. In order to maximize resources, available meteorology resources (weather stations) that are in demographically dispersed middle schools will be used. Involvement in this project will enhance girls' awareness of career opportunities for women in the field of science in general and meteorology in particular. This project will also increase middle school girls' self-esteem and confidence in learning science concepts, which integrate the use of mathematics and technology. This project model aims to reduce the attrition in advanced level science, mathematics and technology coursework that typically occurs as girls move from middle school to high school, which carries over into higher education.