United States WYP2005 Physics Talent Search

该奖项支持美国物理学人才搜索，这是一个国际项目的美国组成部分：“2005年世界物理年物理学人才搜索”。这是一个教育项目，旨在提高学生及其家庭对物理的认识和参与。10-18岁的年轻人将有资格参加。在最初阶段，将有大量年轻人参与，其中包括许多以前从未接触过物理的人。根据国际组委会的规定，物理学人才评选（PTS）的结构强调新成就，而不是先前的知识，避免将参与者划分为“赢家”和“输家”。PTS的主要目标是“学习物理”而不是“学习物理”，尽管这种学习是预期的次要结果。第一轮PTS将遵循“功绩徽章”模式。学生们将完成从几个列表中抽取的任务，并获得不同数量的“分数”。任何获得10分或以上的学生将被认定为“美国WYP2005物理天才”，并获得成就证书和物理学家的一封信。获得与其年龄相等积分的学生将被认定为“国际优秀奖”，并将获得进一步的奖励。这个项目更广泛的影响是提高了一大批年轻人对物理学的认识和兴趣。此外，参与者的老师和家庭的加入将进一步改善整个美国物理的形象。该奖项由物理和材料研究部以及数学和物理科学理事会的多学科活动办公室共同资助。

This award supports the US Physics Talent Search which is the United States component of an international project: the "World Year of Physics 2005 Physics Talent Search." It is an educational project aimed at increasing awareness of and participation in physics among students and their families. Young people aged 10-18 will be eligible to participate. During the initial stages, large numbers of young people will participate, including many who have no previous engagement with physics. As established by the International Organizing Committee, the structure of the Physics Talent Search (PTS) stresses new achievements rather than prior knowledge, and avoids labeling participants as "winners" and "losers."The primary goal of the PTS is "learning about physics" rather than "learning physics" although such learning is an expected secondary outcome. The first round of the PTS will follow a "merit badge" model. Students will complete tasks drawn from several lists, and earn varying numbers of "points." Any student earning 10 or more points will be recognized as a "United States WYP2005 Physics Talent," and receive a certificate of achievement and a letter from a physicist. Students who earn points equal to their age in years will be recognized as an "International honorable mention," and will receive further rewards. The broader impacts of this project are increased awareness of and interest in physics among a large group of young people. In addition, inclusion of the participants' teachers and families will further improve the profile of the physics in the US as a whole. This award is co-funded by the Divisions of Physics and Materials Research and the Office of Multidisciplinary Activities of the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Directorate.