Collaborative Research: Project STEAM: Integrating Art with Science to Build Science Identities Among Girls

摘要：Conner #1224020阿拉斯加大学费尔班克斯正在与国家光学和天文台，阿拉斯加大学北方博物馆和华盛顿大学博塞尔合作，通过艺术注入科学体验，为对艺术感兴趣的女孩带来光学和生物学内容。 这个全面的开发项目，项目蒸汽，正在探索生物学，物理学和艺术之间的交叉点，从纳米到宏观尺度。 两个地点（阿拉斯加州的费尔班克斯和亚利桑那州的图森）的中学女生（包括阿拉斯加土著人、Tohono O 'odham、Pascua Yaqui和西班牙裔人）、她们的家人、教师和女童子军队长参加了该项目。 以“自然的色彩”为主题，STEAM项目将让女孩参与旨在提高STEM学习和视觉空间技能的科学活动。在该项目的过程中，240名女孩将参加为期两周的夏季学院。 另外1 500名女童将通过其女童子军队长（n=15）接受培训，使用专门的课程包提供该方案的修改版本。这些工具包和相关培训也将提供给这两个地点的K-12教师。 此外，预计将有6，000多名女孩及其家人参加在学年期间在每个地点当地非正式科学教育环境中举行的STEAM科学咖啡馆项目活动。结合方案活动，正在进行一项研究调查，以研究该方案对女孩科学身份的影响。参与者的话语，前和后评估，并观察到与科学和艺术的想法和工具的参与将被检查和分析。 形成性和总结性评价也将采用混合方法，由Goldstream集团进行。该项目致力于通过艺术增加STEM学习和兴趣，通过专业发展建设能力，推进女孩科学身份的研究基础，并激发女孩对STEM职业的兴趣。

Abstract: Conner #1224020 The University of Alaska Fairbanks is partnering with the National Optical and Astronomy Observatory, the University of Alaska Museum of the North, and the University of Washington-Bothell to bring optics and biology content to art-interested girls through art-infused science experiences. This full scale development project, Project STEAM, is exploring the intersections between biology, physics, and art from the nano to macro scales. Middle school girls (including Alaska Native, Tohono O'odham, Pascua Yaqui and Hispanic individuals), their families, teachers, and Girl Scout Troop Leaders in two site locations (Fairbanks, Alaska and Tucson, Arizona) are participating in the project. Centered on the theme, "Colors of Nature," project STEAM will engage girls in science activities designed to enhance STEM learning and visual-spatial skills. Over the course of the project, 240 girls will participate in 2-week long summer academies. Another 1,500 girls will be reached through their Girl Scout Troop Leaders (n=15) who will be trained to deliver a modified version of the program using specialized curriculum kits. These kits and associated training will also be offered to K-12 teachers in both locations. In addition, over 6,000 girls and their families are expected to attend Project STEAM Science Café events held at local informal science education settings at each site during the academic year. In conjunction with the programmatic activities, a research investigation is being conducted to study the impact of the program on girls' science identities. Participant discourse, pre- and post-assessments, and observed engagement with the scientific and artistic ideas and tools presented will be examined and analyzed. A mixed-methods approach will also be employed for the formative and summative evaluations, which will be conducted by The Goldstream Group. The project endeavors to increase STEM learning and interest through art, build capacity through professional development, advance the research base on girls' science identities, and inspire and interest girls in STEM careers.