GK-12: Partners Investigating our Environment (PIE)

该项目的主要重点将是发展由中学生、教师、研究生研究员和鲍尔州立大学教师组成的学习团队。 该伙伴关系在地方、区域和全球各级共同开展基于调查的环境研究。所有参与者的共同经验是有益于环境的全球学习和观察方案。 地球仪将科学、数学和技术融入其教育形式。 学习小组设计了一个系统范围的学生调查项目，以调查当地意义的环境问题。 学校利用既定的科学协议收集当地环境数据，并通过地球仪网站的技术与其他区域和国家的学生进行交流。这些活动与印第安纳波利斯公立学校的科学课程框架相结合，并支持该框架。 该项目强调的核心经验包括：（1）生命、物理和地球/空间科学的内容，（2）调查过程，（3）数据收集和分析，以及（4）科学数据的制图和解释。 PIE教导学生相信他们所做的观察和得出的结论。 该项目更广泛的影响包括其重点是将环境教育经验带给城市学生，并为中学生提供机会，使他们在自己的后院成为科学家。该项目部分由生物科学理事会提供资金支持。标题：GK-12合作伙伴调查我们的环境（PIE）机构：鲍尔州立大学PI：Kemuel Badger，Walter Smith合作伙伴学区：印第安纳波利斯公共资金：3年总计1，257，156美元每年研究生人数：10设置：城市目标受众：6-8年级NSF支持的课程：生物学、地质学、自然资源学、化学和物理学 .

The primary focus of the project will be to develop learning teams comprised of middle school students, teachers, graduate student fellows and Ball State University faculty. The partnership works together on inquiry-based environmental studies at the local, regional and global levels. The common experience for all participants is The Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) Program. GLOBE integrates science, mathematics and technology into its educational format. The learning teams devise a system wide student inquiry project to investigate an environmental issue of local significance. Schools collect local environmental data using established scientific protocols and, through the technology of the GLOBE web site, communicate with students from other regions and countries. These activities are integrated with and support the Indianapolis Public School's science curriculum frameworks. The core experiences emphasized by the project include: (1) content in life, physical and earth/space science, (2) the inquiry process, (3) data gathering and analysis, and (4) graphing and interpretation of scientific data. PIE teaches students to trust the observations they make and conclusions they draw. The broader impact of the project include its focus on bringing environmental educational experiences to an urban student population and the opportunity it provides for middle school students to become scientists in their own backyard. This project is partially supported with funds from the Directorate for Biological Sciences.Title: GK-12 Partners Investigating our Environment (PIE) Institution: Ball State University PI: Kemuel Badger, Walter Smith Partner School District: Indianapolis PublicFunding: $1,257,156 total for 3 yearsGraduate Fellows per year: 10 Setting: UrbanTarget Audience: grades 6-8 NSF Supported Disciplines: Biology, Geology, Natural Resources, Chemistry, and Physics .