Cicadas and Forests Education

该项目的目标是教育10至18岁的儿童了解昆虫和森林的生态学，人类活动如何影响它们的相互作用，以及如何进行科学研究。 它将根据研究奖DEB 0345331，蝉和森林教育，在整个印第安纳州传播信息。在2004年5月和6月的一段时间里，美国被周期性的蝉所吸引，这是一种不寻常的大众和科学兴趣的融合。 随着2007年和2008年在中西部和南部出现更多的育雏，该项目将利用这种提高的认识作为非正式科学教育的工具。 该项目将利用现有的研究录像制作一部关于周期性蝉的纪录片，在公共电视台播放，并以DVD形式分发给学校;以PowerPoint形式制作一个基于计算机的交互式演示;以及一个用于科学中心的周期性蝉生命周期的交互式三维动画。 项目合作者包括当地公共电视台、Wonderlab（科学博物馆）、印第安纳州博物馆和印第安纳州的学校系统。

The goal of this project is to educate children between the ages of 10 and 18 about the ecology of insects and forests, how human activities affect their interaction, and how scientific research is conducted. It will disseminate information throughout Indiana based on research award DEB 0345331, Cicadas and Forests Education.For a period during May and June 2004 the United States was captivated by periodical cicadas in an unusual convergence of popular and scientific interest. This project will use this heightened awareness as a vehicle for informal science education as additional broods emerge in 2007 and 2008 in the Midwest and South. The project will use existing video footage from the research to produce a documentary film on periodical cicadas for airing on public television stations and distribution on DVDs to schools; an interactive computer-based presentation in PowerPoint; and an interactive 3-D animation of the cicada life cycle for use in a science center. Project collaborators include local public television stations, Wonderlab (a science museum), the Indiana State Museum and school systems in Indiana.