Informal Biosciences Resources

描述（由申请人提供）：主要研究者：格拉夫，卡伦摘要家庭学校代表了一个服务不足的市场，正在迅速扩大在美国，目前只有数量有限的产品，为中学生命科学专门为这部分学生群体。EDVOTEK，申请组织认为，这个市场提供的机会是重要的，并将继续增长;它为公司提供了一个独特的商业机会，是其目前业务的逻辑延伸。这项第二阶段SBIR的建议研究产品是“动手”与健康和生命科学相关的实验，旨在激发学生的科学兴趣和自主研究。在这个第二阶段的项目中，该公司将研究20个独立的实验（“科学路径加速器”或“SciPacs（tm）”）或与单个科学概念相关的五个实验集群（Sci 4Pacs（tm））。SciPac（TM）产品线将强调当前的生物学和技术概念，适用于中学和入门生物学学生，对学生的日常生活产生个人影响;这些产品也将专门为家庭和传统学校使用以及社区科学中心和博物馆设计。所有建议的SciPacs（TM）和Sci 4Pacs（TM）中的科学活动将评估安全性，保质期和家长和教师的可负担性，以作为教学资源。一个新的咨询委员会在教育评估方面拥有成熟的专业知识，将有力地补充公司在科学教育、制造和营销方面的现有实力。具体来说，我们将严格评估拟议的产品是否可以增加科学兴趣和实现国家科学教育标准。由于科学和技术是我们社会的支柱，维持我们目前的生活水平（以及未来几代人的生活水平），公司坚信，为10至15岁的学生提供的“动手”生命科学实验将在培养对科学的兴趣和理解方面发挥重要作用，并对我们的社会产生直接影响。继续早期引入科学也可能刺激年轻学生的职业机会，这反过来将对我们国家的经济发展和公共卫生产生积极影响。第1页主要研究者：我们的国家是一个高度工业化的社会，以科学为基础的教育对保持我们在世界上的领导地位至关重要。随着全球化和低技能制造业工作不可避免地继续出口，我国公民未来的职业将需要更好地掌握科学和技术。科学家和工程师的短缺将导致高科技工作岗位继续流失到其他国家。早期和持续的科学教育将带来显著的社会效益，包括未来的科学素养选民。人们可以预期，继续早期引入科学也可能刺激年轻科学学生的职业机会，这反过来将对我们国家的经济发展产生积极影响。第1页

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Principal Investigator: Graf, Karen Abstract Home schools represent an underserved market that is rapidly expanding in the United States, and there are currently only a limited number of products for middle school life science specifically tailored for this segment of the student population. EDVOTEK, the applicant organization believes the opportunity provided by this market is significant and will continue to grow; it affords a unique business opportunity for the company and is a logical extension of its current business. The proposed products to be researched in this Phase II SBIR are "hands- on" health-related and life science-related experiments designed to stimulate science interest and self-directed student research. In this Phase II project, the company will research twenty stand-alone experiments ("Science Path Accelerators" or "SciPacs(tm)") or five clusters of four experiments related to a single science concept (Sci4Pacs(tm)). The SciPac(tm) product line will emphasize current biology and technology concepts for middle school and introductory biology students that personally impact students' daily lives; these products will also be specifically designed for home and traditional school use, as well as for community science centers and museums. Science activities in all proposed SciPacs(tm) and Sci4Pacs(tm) will be evaluated for safety, shelf life, and affordability for parents and teachers to incorporate as teaching resources. A new advisory board with established expertise in education assessment will strongly complement the company's existing strength in science education, manufacturing and marketing. Specifically, we will rigorously assess whether the proposed products allow for increased science interest and achievement of National Science Education Standards. As science and technology are pillars of our society that maintain our current standard of life (and that of generations to come), the company strongly believes that "hands-on" life science experiments for students ages 10 to 15 will play a significant role in developing interest and comprehension of science, with direct impact on our society. Continued early introduction to science might also stimulate career opportunities for young students that in turn, will have a positive influence on the economic development and public health of our Nation. Page 1 Principal Investigator: Graf, Karen Narrative Our Nation is a highly industrialized society and science-based education is critical to maintain our leadership in the world. With globalization and the inevitable continued export of lower skilled manufacturing jobs, future careers for our citizens will require improved mastery of science and technology. Shortages of scientists and engineers will result in continued high technology job losses to other nations. Early and sustained science education will provide noteworthy societal benefits, including scientifically literate future voters. One can anticipate that continued early introduction to science might also stimulate career opportunities for young science students, which in turn, will have a positive impact on the economic development of our Nation. Page 1