Roadside Science: Informal Science Education for the Eastern Sierra Nevada Byways

该项目提出了一种通过风景优美的高速公路项目向出行公众提供非正式科学教育的新方法。这个试点项目将吸引游客沿着位于加利福尼亚州和内华达州之间的220英里长的东塞拉利昂风景大道行驶，这条走廊横穿一片未受破坏的景观，拥有丰富的自然资源和对科学研究的独特贡献。该项目计划使用新的高级旅行者信息系统(ATIS)通过高速公路沿线的发射器广播非正式的科学教育“故事”。在课后项目中，学生将发展微铸造的内容和相关的动手活动。然后，这些微播将引导旅行者前往路边的客流、游客中心和博物馆，参与由当地训练有素的讲解员领导的动手科学活动。规划赠款将用于创建、实施和评估在已建立的路边拉出的试点试验场，其中将包括指示牌、无线电广播、讲解员主导的活动和参与者调查。

This project proposes a new approach for delivering informal science education to the traveling public through scenic highway programs. This pilot project would engage travelers as they drive along the 220-mile Eastern Sierra Scenic Byway between California and Nevada, a corridor that traverses an unspoiled landscape rich in natural resources and unique contributions to scientific research. The project plans to use the new Advanced Traveler Information System (ATIS) to broadcast informal science education "stories" via transmitters along the highway. Students in afterschool programs will develop the content of the microcasts and related hands on activities. These microcasts would then direct travelers to roadside pull-offs, visitor centers and museums to engage in hands-on science activities that are led by local, trained docents. The planning grant will be used to create, implement and evaluate a pilot test site at an established roadside pull-out that will include signage, radio broadcasts, docent-led activities and participant surveys.