Engaging Education with Binding Blocks

在我的“用绑定块参与教育”项目中，我的目标是通过互动探究的方式让学生参与到尖端的STFC核物理学中。Binding Blocks围绕着一个7米高的由LEGO(R)积木组成的同位素核图的互动结构[https://www.york.ac.uk/physics/bindingblocks/]]。通过参与图表，参与者可以亲身体验核科学，天体物理学和能源的关键领域。Binding Blocks用于公共活动中的大量观众或学校的小型团体。整个图表可以由数百名访客（包括儿童和成人）在半天内完成，也可以由60名极具竞争力的教师在培训日的半小时内完成。或者，小版本的图表可以整合到教学环节中。该奖学金项目特别侧重于将Binding Blocks整合到英国A-level（及同等水平）核物理学课程中。这是通过大型（100+参与者）核大师班、教师培训以及团队成员和教师的小规模校内教学来促进的。该方案还包括大学学生的教学和“在职”培训，以及广泛的实习方案。通过这些有影响力的人，我们将在学校实施结合块，使用核图表来研究核科学的前沿研究，并与中学课程相结合。这包括对核同位素、核衰变、核能以及构成我们的化学元素的天体物理学起源的研究。面对面的参与是由一个免费的在线课程补充，该课程将作为一个独立的学习环境实施，并与核大师班计划相结合。在研究金期间，Binding Blocks方案将因此成为与数百所学校和数千名学生合作的全面教育方案。在项目期间，绑定积木计划将通过发展伙伴关系和支持学生进一步有机发展，这些学生将来可能成为绑定积木在当地的大使。在整个项目中，合作机构和个人将通过播种和联合实习和项目，支持他们开发自己的Binding Blocks项目，对整个英国的大学、学院和个人产生持久的影响。

In my 'Engaging Education with Binding Blocks' project I aim to engage school students with cutting-edge STFC Nuclear Physics in an interactive inquiry-based approach. Binding Blocks centres around an interactive construction of a seven-metre nuclear chart of isotopes built of LEGO(R) bricks [https://www.york.ac.uk/physics/bindingblocks/]. Through engaging with the chart, participants get a hands-on experience of key areas of nuclear science, astrophysics, and energy. Binding Blocks is used with large audiences at public events or in smaller groups with schools. The entire chart can be built in half a day by hundreds of visitors, children and adults alike, or by 60 highly competitive teachers in half an hour of a training day. Alternatively, smaller versions of the chart can be integrated into a teaching session.The Fellowship project is focussed particularly on integrating Binding Blocks within UK A-level (and equivalent) delivery of nuclear physics. This is facilitated through large (100+ participant) Nuclear Masterclasses, Teacher Training, and smaller scale in-school teaching by team members and teachers. The programme furthermore includes university student training, both taught and "on-the-job" training, as well as an extensive internship programme. Through these influencers, we will implement Binding Blocks in schools using the nuclear chart to study cutting-edge research in nuclear science, linked with the secondary-school curriculum. This includes study of nuclear isotopes, nuclear decay, nuclear energy, and the astrophysical origin of the chemical elements we are made of. The face-to-face engagement is complemented by a Free Online Course which will be implemented both as a self-contained learning environment and integrated with the Nuclear Masterclass programme.During the fellowship, the Binding Blocks programme will thereby become a full-scale educational programme in collaboration with hundreds of schools and thousands of pupils. During the project, the Binding Blocks programme will furthermore grow organically through the development of partnerships and support for students who may become Binding Blocks ambassadors in their local area in the future. Throughout the programme, partner institutions and individuals will be supported in developing their own Binding Blocks programmes, through seeding and joint internships and projects, yielding a long-lasting impact across the UK on universities, schools, and individuals.