Partial Support for the ACS Polymer Division Symposium: The Polymer Science of Everyday Things; New Orleans, LA; March 22-24, 2003

该奖项将为美国航空航天局聚合物分部研讨会“日常生活中的聚合物科学”研讨会和K-12远程研讨会提供部分支持。这次研讨会将于2003年3月22日至24日在洛杉矶新奥尔良举行的全国ACS会议上举行。研讨会和研讨会的目的是解释人们日常遇到和使用的东西是如何依赖于聚合物科学的无处不在的。在为期半天的研讨会(星期六下午)期间，将向K-12科学教师介绍“日常事物的聚合物科学”信息，随后将为科学家设计一个相应的为期两天的研讨会(星期日和星期一)。教师向教师讲授聚合物的使用是本次研讨会的主要目标。该讲习班是保利K-12教育活动的延伸，该活动自1990年以来一直为K-12科学教师提供在职讲习班。我们预计，这将成为未来活动的典范，将活跃的研究科学家和研究管理人员带入将影响K-12教育的环境。NS资金将主要用于帮助当时的K-12教师和“聚合物大使”的入学，他们是专门挑选和培训的高中教师。此外，一小部分资金将用于向阿克伦大学和亚利桑那大学支付《我们广播》的费用。在这些偏远地点，地区的K-12教师将参与直播。

This award will provide partial support of the ACS Polymer Division symposium "The Polymer Science of Everyday Things" Symposium and K-12 Long Distance Workshop. This symposium will be held at the National ACS Meeting, New Orleans, LA, March 22-24, 2003. The goal of the symposium and workshop is to explain how things that people encounter and use everyday depend on polymer science for their ubiquity. "The Polymer Science of Everyday Things" information to K-12 science teachers will be presented during a half-day symposium (Saturday afternoon) which will be followed by a corresponding two-day symposium (Sunday and Monday) designed for scientists. Teachers teaching teachers about the use of polymers is a primary goal of this workshop. This workshop is an extension of POLY K-12 educational activities that have provided in-service workshops to K-12 science teachers since 1990. We anticipate that this will be a model for future activities that bring active research scientists and research managers into a setting that will impact K-12 education. NS funds will be used primarily to facilitate attendance of then K-12 teachers and "Polymer Ambassadors" who are specially chosen and trained high school teachers. In addition, a small portion of the funds will be used to defray the cost of "We Broadcasting" to the University of Akron and the University of Arizona. At these remote sites, regional K-12 teachers will participate in the live broadcast.