MAKING CONNECTIONS MAKING CHOICES--A PARTNERSHIP

华盛顿大学、太平洋科学中心和小组 健康合作社正在寻求科学教育合作伙伴奖 组成一个将为科学提供先进支持的联盟 K-12学校系统的教育，主要侧重于教师和 中学生(6-9年级)。特别强调的是 被放在接触到的群体(如少数族裔和妇女)上 传统上在科学事业中的代表性较低。该财团已经 三个主要目标：a)培养充满活力的科学家/教育家 联系；b)通过以下方式向学生灌输对科学的热情 利用课程准备令人兴奋的互动展览/演示； 以及c)提供持续的社区外展方案，以促进和 鼓励公众理解和参与至关重要的作用 科学在他们的生活中发挥着作用。每个项目组件都将使用 以神经学为重点教授生物医学的基本概念。其他 课程重点将是伦理，生活方式的选择，动物的使用 生物医学研究和科学事业。 每个机构的重点将在以下方面发挥互补作用 实现这些目标。华盛顿大学将建立 面向中学教师和广大公众的暑期学院 外展计划将利用现有的资源 志愿者组织。太平洋科学中心与团体健康 将合作创建一个令人兴奋的互动移动教育单元 将培训和实施学生/教师团队的名为“智力”的项目 作为其计划的一部分。团体健康将专注于发展健康 自我评估工具，将提供有关健康状况的信息 华盛顿州青少年的状况。每个人的参与 机构的所有组成部分都会导致总的影响更大 而不是单独的部件。 财团打算由国家环保总局拨款发起的努力将 在授权期结束后继续。夏令营可以成为一家 通过威斯康星大学扩展计划的学术课程定期提供课程 面向教师的课程。能力的扩大和宣传的加强 议长办公室和其他志愿者外展计划将会有所帮助 这些项目的蓬勃发展远远超过了授权期。脑力 计划可能成为展会上的永久展品/演示 太平洋科学中心。最重要的是，这种独特的协作 教师、科学家、学生和社会之间的关系将继续下去 加强公众、教师和学生之间的新联系 对科学的欣赏和职业兴趣。

The University of Washington, the Pacific Science Center and Group Health Cooperative are seeking a Science Education Partnership Award to form a consortium that will provide advanced support for science education in the K-12 school system, focusing primarily on teachers and students in the middle schools (grades 6-9). A particular emphasis will be placed on reaching groups (such as minorities and women) who are traditionally underrepresented in science careers. The consortium has three primary objectives: a) to create dynamic scientist/educator liaisons; b) to instill enthusiasm about science in students by preparing exciting, interactive exhibits/demonstrations with curricula; and c) to provide ongoing community outreach programs to foster and encourage public understanding and participation in the vital role science plays in their lives. Each of the project components will use a neurological focus to teach basic concepts of biomedical science. Other curriculum foci will be ethics, lifestyle choices, use of animals in biomedical research and science careers. The focus of each institutions will have a complementary role in reaching these objectives. The University of Washington will establish a Summer Institute for middle school teachers and an extensive public outreach program that will draw from the resources of established volunteer organizations. The Pacific Science Center and Group Health will collaborate to create an exciting interactive mobile education unit called "Brain Power" that will train and implement student/teacher teams as part of its program. Group Health will focus on developing a health self-assessment tool that will provide information about the health status of adolescents in Washington state. The participation of each institution in all the components will result in a total impact greater than the individual parts. The consortium intends that the efforts initiated by the SEPA grant will continue after the grant period ends. The Summer Institute can become a regularly offered curriculum through the UW Extension Program's Academic Programs for Teachers. The expanded capacity and heightened publicity of the speaker's bureau and other volunteer outreach programs will help these programs flourish well beyond the grant period. The Brain Power program may possibly become a permanent exhibit/demonstration at the Pacific Science Center. Most importantly, this unique collaboration between teachers, scientists, students and the community will continue to foster new connections for enhanced public, teacher and student appreciation of, and career interest in, science.