The Power of Physical Sciences (POPS)

这个名为“物理科学的力量”（POPS）的MSP-Start合作项目正在与纽约州立大学杰内塞奥分校以及利文斯顿县五个邻近农村学区的教师和管理人员合作，研究鼓励初高中女生学习物理和地质科学的方法。持久性有机污染物项目的重点是一门动手实践的中学丰富课程，强调物理和地质学在解决社会问题方面的作用，特别是在以对环境负责的方式解决未来能源需求方面。他们正在进行一项试点研究，收集初步数据，以帮助解决这样一个问题：强调物理科学的社会效益的严格而引人入胜的丰富课程是否能鼓励更多的女孩学习物理和地质学。此外，SUNY Geneseo的职前教师也参与了这个项目。他们与经验丰富的科学教育教师密切合作，开发其中一些学习活动，作为本科生“研究”经验的一部分。一名独立评价人员正在与持久性有机污染物小组合作，设计和实施一项评价计划，以监测该方案的成功。这项调查的结果正在用于制定一项MSP目标伙伴关系提案。

This MSP-Start Partnership project, "Power of Physical Sciences" (POPS), is partnering the State University of New York at Geneseo and teachers and administrators from five neighboring rural school districts in Livingston County to investigating ways to encourage middle and high school girls to study physics and geological science. The POPS program is focusing on a hands-on, middle school enrichment curriculum that emphasizes the role that physics and geology play in solving societal problems, specifically in addressing future energy needs in an environmentally responsible way. They are conducting a pilot study to collect preliminary data to help address the question of whether or not a rigorous and engaging enrichment curriculum that emphasizes the societal benefits of the physical sciences can encourage more girls to study physics and geology. Furthermore, pre-service teachers at SUNY Geneseo are involved with this project. They are working closely with experienced science education faculty to develop some of these learning activities as part of an undergraduate "research" experience. An independent evaluator is working with the POPS team to design and implement an evaluation plan to monitor the success of the program. The results of this investigation are being used to develop an MSP Targeted Partnership proposal.