OZONE--WILL IT AFFECT ME?

该项目的长期目标是教育学生、教师和 父母关于臭氧对健康的潜在影响--既是一种污染物，也是 在对流层，并作为平流层的紫外线屏蔽。学生们将 利用信息技术进行研究、分析数据、 培养批判性思维技能，并发现 科学家是这样认为的。教师将加强与以下方面相关的知识基础 这些环境健康问题；他们将把这个话题作为一种载体 教授科学研究技能、遗传学和动力学 适当的等级等级。教师也将得到支持和 促进与研究科学家的直接互动。最后， 家长将查看学生研究的结果，这将为他们提供信息 关于暴露在地表的社区的健康风险 臭氧，以及他们可以做些什么来降低这种风险。 为了实现这些目标，本项目将制定和实施三个 在三个年级的课程中融入的单元。一位将军 科学单位将重点研究肺部疾病和 地表臭氧。一个生物学单元将专注于基因突变和 紫外线辐射对平流层臭氧产生的DNA的影响 耗尽。第三，一个化学单元将专注于化学原理 对流层臭氧的形成和地球表面的破坏 平流层臭氧。 普通科学专业的学生将收集和分析有关以下方面的数据 肺活量和暴露在环境臭氧中。学生们将比较 他们收集的数据与来自其他国家的学生收集的数据 学校。他们将设计展示他们的研究结果 在当地图书馆展出。一场开放日，拉开了 展览成为家长和社区教育来源的论坛 预防肺病的方法和方法。 生物学专业的学生将进行有关基因突变及其影响的实验 DNA上的紫外线辐射，他们将使用计算机来模拟受损的DNA 化学专业的学生将测量臭氧水平并与数据进行比较 被其他学校的学生收集，以及著名的角色扮演 科学家。生物和化学的学生和老师将参加 在计算机论坛上与相关领域的研究科学家进行讨论 在学习方面。学生和老师将在论坛上发布问题，这是 将引发科学家的讨论，他们将定期查看 论坛。

The long-term goal of this project is to educate students, teachers, and parents about the potential health effects of ozone-both as a pollutant in the troposphere, and as a UV shield in the stratosphere. Students will utilize information technologies to conduct research, analyze data,, develop critical thinking skills, and make discoveries about what scientists do. Teachers will strengthen their knowledge base related to these environmental health issues; they will use the topic as a vehicle for teaching science research skills, genetics and kinetics at the appropriate grade levels. Teachers will also receive the support and stimulation of direct interaction with research scientists. Finally, parents will view the results of student research which will inform them about health risks in their community from exposure to surface level ozone, and about what they can do to lower that risk. To achieve these goals, this project will develop and implement three units for integration into the curriculum at three grade levels. A General Science unit will focus on the relationship between lung disease and surface level ozone. A Biology unit will focus on genetic mutation and the impact of UV radiation on DNA resulting from stratospheric ozone depletion. Thirdly, a Chemistry unit will focus on the chemical principles behind the formation of tropospheric ozone and the destruction of stratospheric ozone. General Science students will collect and analyze data with respect to lung capacity and exposure to ambient ozone. Students will compare the data they have assembled with data assembled by students from other schools. They will design displays depicting the results of their research for exhibition at the local library. An open house to kick off the exhibition becomes a forum for parent and community education on sources of and ways to prevent lung disease. Biology students will conduct labs on genetic mutation and the impact of UV radiation on DNA, and they will use computers to model damaged DNAL Chemistry students will measure ozone levels and compare with data collected by students from other schools, as well as role play famous scientists. Biology and Chemistry students and teachers will participate in a computer forum discussion with research scientists in relevant fields of study. Students and teachers will post questions on the forum, which will generate discussion by the scientists, who will regularly check into the forum.