Ecology Disrupted: Using museum-based science and educational technology to link real world environmental issues to basic ecological principles

美国自然历史博物馆（AMNH）提出了一个为期两年的探索性项目，为7-9年级的教师开发生态课程资源。该项目建议促进对基础科学和基本生态原则的理解，并支持学校实现国家和州生态标准;利用AMNH和其他机构的科学和教育专业知识，利用吸引人的媒体传播生态测试，地理信息系统和生物多样性方面的科学研究;比较使用地方，区域和国家环境案例研究学习生态学原理的功效;并通过AMNH向教师、学生和家庭的广泛宣传和传播渠道，将代表性不足的群体包括在内，并通过招募教育合作者。该项目将利用科学简报快照等媒体，让学生参与当前的研究，并促进科学理解和公民参与。通过环境案例研究，学生将学习发展假设，分析科学数据，并得出结论。为了实现这些目标，该项目将创建基于调查的案例研究，以将国家和州标准确定的几项核心生态原则纳入环境问题。以案例为基础的问题解决活动，让学生发现环境问题和日常生活之间的联系，探索生态原则与环境问题的相互作用，并将他们的生态原则知识转移到其他环境问题的背景下，将被创建。

The American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) proposes a two-year exploratory project to develop ecology curriculum resources for teachers of grades 7-9. The project proposes to advance understanding of basic science and fundamental ecological principles and support schools in achieving national and state ecology standards; to use engaging media to disseminate scientific research in ecological testing, geographic information systems, and biodiversity using the scientific and educational expertise of the AMNH and other institutions; to compare the efficacy of using local, regional, and national environmental case studies for learning ecological principles; and to be inclusive of underrepresented groups through AMNH's extensive outreach and dissemination channels to teachers, students, and families, and through recruitment of educational collaborators. The project will use media such as Science Bulletin Snapshots to engage students with current research and to foster scientific understanding and civic engagement. Through the environmental case studies, students will learn to develop hypotheses, analyze scientific data, and make conclusions. To address the objectives, the project will create inquiry-based case studies to situate several central ecological principles, as determined by national and state standards, into the context of environmental issues. The case-based problem-solving activities, that allow students to discover connections between environmental issues and daily life, explore the interaction of ecological principles with environmental issues, and transfer their knowledge of ecological principles to the context of other environmental issues, will be created.