Cell/Molecular Biology Learning and Curriculum Center

描述(由申请人提供)： 细胞和分子生物学发现中心(DCCMB)建议继续发挥其作为重要贡献者的作用，改善哥伦比亚特区和邻近学区公立高中和初中的生物教育。这将继续是一种多方面的方法，以满足教师和学生的需求。这种方法需要：1.加强和继续开展探索系列活动(8到10个不同的月度系列活动；4个小时的动手实验项目；130个/年；900-1000名学生参与)；2.继续实施“如果……会怎样？”3.改进和继续为18名学生(12名在发现中心，6名在国立卫生研究院/校外实验室)的基因搜索项目；4.扩大外联生物技术贷款实验室，为地区学校使用的基于分子遗传学的实验室练习提供设备和用品，并建立两个新的试剂盒--聚合酶链式反应、免疫学/传染病，以及一个面向较年轻学生的新试剂盒--“你的世界真正的微生物学”；5.继续开设生物技术课程研究所，以促进将基因组学、分子遗传学和生物技术融入高中课程；6.为基因组学、分子遗传学和生物技术领域的教师培训主办短期讲习班；7.继续出版和升级时事通讯《生物学发现者》，以便在科学教师、学生和其他有关各方之间传播有关当前生物学和医学专题的信息。考虑到华盛顿特区地区学校参加联邦政府资助午餐计划的学生的人口统计数据和百分比，该计划显著影响了经济和社会经济弱势群体的教育质量，特别是对那些在科学领域传统上代表性不足的人。这一计划补充并扩大了这些学生对科学和科学职业选择的接触，这些方式通常不是华盛顿公立学校系统的传统科学经验所提供的。这个项目提供了使用教师和学生通常不能使用的方法和设备的实践经验。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Discovery Center for Cell and Molecular Biology (DCCMB) proposes to continue its role as a significant contributor to the improvement of biology education in the public senior high and junior high schools of the District of Columbia and adjacent school districts. This will continue to be a multifaceted approach which addresses the needs of both teachers and students. The approach entails: 1.enhancement and continuance of the Discovery Series (eight to ten different monthly series; 4 hours hands-on laboratory programs; 130/year; 900-1000 student participants); 2. Continuance of the "What If?" Laboratory, a research lab for students who wish to pursue semi-independent research projects; 3. Improvement and continuance of the Gene Search Project for eighteen students (twelve at Discovery Center and six at NIH/extramural laboratories; 4. Expansion of the Outreach Biotechnology Loaner Laboratory, providing equipment and supplies for molecular genetics-based laboratory exercises for utilization at area schools, and establishment of two new kits, PCR, Immunology/Infectious Diseases, and one new kit geared towards younger students, "Real Microbiology In Your World"; 5. Continuance of the Biotechnology Curriculum Institute to facilitate the infusion of genomics, molecular genetics, and biotechnology into the high school curriculum; 6. Sponsor short workshops for teacher training in the areas of genomics, molecular genetics, and biotechnology; 7. Continuance and upgrade of the newsletter, The Biology Discoverer, for the dissemination of information among science teachers, students, and other interested parties, of current biology and medicine related topics. Considering the demographics and percentage of students on federally assisted lunch programs in the Washington DC area schools, this program has significantly affected the quality of education for economically and socio-economically disadvantaged individuals, especially for those traditionally underrepresented in science. This program complements and extends the exposure of these students to science and science career options in ways ordinarily not provided by the traditional science experience in the D.C. Public School System. This program provides hands-on experience using methods and equipment not ordinarily available to the teachers and students.