Continuing, GK-12: From Aquifers to Estuaries Tracing a Drop of Water via an Interactive Program Linking UT Scientists with K-12 Students and Teachers

提案编号：0638740主要出版人：Kenneth Dunton机构：德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校标题：持续，GK-12：从含水层到河口，通过一个互动程序将UT科学家与K-12学生和教师联系起来，跟踪一滴水。德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校和三个K-12城市学区之间的合作伙伴关系，目标是物理，化学，生物，数学和海洋，地质和环境科学等学科的5-8年级学生。 该项目的主题“追踪一滴水”将该方案与提高表现不佳学校教师内容知识的努力联系起来，并为研究员提供了一个例子，说明科学家如何在从事研究的同时激发学生对科学的兴趣。该计划的智力价值建立了科学家和K-12社区之间的伙伴关系，专注于跨学科的环境和流域科学。 数学、科学、社会科学和技术之间将有创造性的联系，以解决内陆和沿海流域的重要社会问题。 该计划的更广泛的影响不仅致力于提高学生在5-8年级的STEM知识，而且还鼓励学生思考STEM职业选择。 参与该项目的K-12学校是高需求学校，通常有三分之二以上的学生来自代表性不足的群体。 此外，水的总主题对所有人都至关重要。 该持续计划旨在改变大学研究社区的K-12外展文化，并为其他高等教育机构树立榜样。

PROPOSAL #: 0638740PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Kenneth DuntonINSTITUTION: University of Texas at AustinTITLE: Continuing, GK-12: From Aquifers to Estuaries Tracing a Drop of Water via an Interactive Program Linking UT Scientists with K-12 Students and TeachersThe continuing GK-12 project, From Aquifers to Estuaries Tracing a Drop of Water via an Interactive Program Linking UT Scientists with K-12 Students and Teachers, between the University of Texas at Austin and three K-12 urban school districts, targets students in grades 5-8 in the disciplines of physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics and marine, geological and environmental sciences. The theme of the project "Tracing a Drop of Water" has linked the program with efforts to increase teacher content knowledge in under-performing schools and provides fellows with an example of how scientists can excite students about science while still having a career in research. The intellectual merit of the program established a partnership between scientists and the K-12 community by focusing on interdisciplinary environmental and watershed sciences. There will be creative links between mathematics, science, social science and technology in order to address important social issues in inland and coastal watersheds. The broader impacts of this program not only strives to increase students STEM knowledge in grades 5-8 but also encourages students to think about STEM career options. The K-12 schools involved in this project are high-needs schools with typically over two-thirds of the students from underrepresented groups. Also, the overall theme of water is critical to all people. The sustained program aims to change the culture of K-12 outreach in the university research community and to serve as a model for other institutions of higher learning.