Geoscience Education at Grand Canyon: Integrating Research and Education through the Trail of Time Exhibit (planning grant)

大峡谷提供了地球上最完整的地质历史记录之一。与国家公园管理局合作，我们提议设计一个世界级的地质展览，名为“时间的痕迹”。核心项目包括一条位于峡谷南缘的4.6公里长的小径。小径本身就是主要的“展品”；它将被缩放和标记，以便一米代表一百万年的地球历史。它的目标是向游客介绍深层时间，以及地质历史是如何记录在岩石记录中的。大型岩石、互动式显示器、地图和照片将沿着小径放置，以说明地质历史和地球过程，所有这些都在壮观的景观背景下，为学习地质学提供灵感，以及最好的“视觉辅助”。该奖项为“时间之路”的第二个规划年提供资金。第一个计划年（快结束了）非常成功。1) pi成立了一个顾问委员会，2)举办了第一次研讨会，3)开始展览设计和前端评估，最重要的是，4)在国家公园管理局和新墨西哥大学之间达成了一项正式协议，共同开发“时间之路”。在研讨会和与国家公园的讨论中，很明显，为了更好地定义项目的目标和设计，第二个规划年是必要的。因此，该奖项的总体目标是为《时间的足迹》开发科学内容，启动《时间的足迹》网站，并为《时间的足迹》开发更广泛的地球科学教育愿景，包括K-12、教师培训和大学课程开发。特别是，第二个规划年将用于1)制定一个多层次的科学内容计划，试图向所有年龄和能力水平的人传达地球科学和科学方法的概念；这将需要进一步的调查来评估不同的目标水平，2)开始设计时间之路网站和公园宣传册，以宣布和跟踪时间之路概念的正式发展和实施物理时间之路的时间表，以及3)为更广泛的时间之路地球科学项目制定正式计划。

The Grand Canyon offers one of the best exposed and most complete records of geologic history on Earth. In cooperation with the National Park Service, we propose to design a world-class geologic exhibit entitled: "The Trail of Time." The core project involves a 4.6 km-long trail at the edge of the Canyon on the south rim. The trail itself is the primary "exhibit"; it will be scaled and marked so that one meter represents one million years of Earth history. Its goal is to teach visitors about deep time and how geologic history is recorded in the rock record. Large rocks, interactive displays, maps, and photos will be placed along the Trail to illustrate geologic history and Earth processes, all in the context of the spectacular vistas which provide inspiration for learning about geology, as well as the best "visual aid" imaginable. This award provides funds for a second planning year for the Trail of Time. The first planning year (nearly over) has been very successful. 1) The PIs formed an Advisory Board, 2) had a first workshop, 3) began exhibit design and front-end assessment, and , most importantly, 4) forged a formal agreement between the National Park Service and the University of New Mexico to develop the Trail of Time. During the workshop and in discussion with the National Park, it became clear that a second planning year was necessary in order to better define the goals and design for the project. Thus, the overall goal for this award is to develop the scientific content for the Trail of Time, start the Trail of Time website, and develop the broader geoscience education vision for the Trail of Time that includes K-12, teacher training, and college curriculum development. In particular, this second planning year will be used to 1) develop a multi-level science content plan that attempts to convey concepts of geoscience and of the scientific method to all ages and levels of ability; this will require further surveys to evaluate the different target levels, 2) begin to design the Trail of Time website and Park brochures that will announce and track the formal development of the Trail of Time concept and the time table for implementation of the physical Trail of Time, and 3) Develop a formal plan for the broader Trail of Time geoscience program.