NSF Award Abstract - #0224507| NSF Award Abstract - #0224507 |
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| NSF Org | GEO |
| Latest Amendment Date | April 21, 2004 |
| Award Number | 0224507 |
| Award Instrument | Standard Grant |
| Program Manager |
Jacqueline Huntoon GEO DIRECTORATE FOR GEOSCIENCES GEO DIRECTORATE FOR GEOSCIENCES |
| Start Date | January 1, 2003 |
| Expires | June 30, 2005 (Estimated) |
| Expected Total Amount | $158181 (Estimated) |
| Investigator |
P. Allen Macfarlane dowser@kgs.ku.edu (Principal Investigator current) Michael A. Nelson (Co-Principal Investigator current) Margaret A. Townsend (Co-Principal Investigator current) |
| Sponsor |
U of Kansas Ctr for Res In 2385 Irving Hill Drive Lawrence, KS 660457563 785/864-3441 |
| NSF Program | 1733 GEOSCIENCE EDUCATION |
| Field Application | 0000099 Other Applications NEC |
| Program Reference Code | 0000,OTHR, |
The Interactive Ground-Water Tutorial Prototype Web SiteThis project constructs a prototype web-based ground-water tutorial, a "hands-on" tool for teaching secondary Earth and Space Science and Environmental Science students concepts related to ground-water flow and to the human impacts on surface- and ground-water systems. Most of the work performed in this two-year, proof-of-principle project focuses on developing the interface that will enable the student to interact with the modules on the prototype web site. The project encourages inquiry instruction by incorporating role-play exercises and mathematical simulations of ground-water flow and contaminant transport in a stream-aquifer system to solve environmental problems. Role-play exercises could potentially include using simulation results to help prevent: (1) a contaminant plume from reaching the stream and (2) contamination of an aquifer by a spill that has been dumped into a nearby stream where the aquifer is used for public water supply. A guidance module will provide: (1) a framework to help guide role-play actions and (2) an orientation for the student and (3) a means to update the student about the simulated situation during the role-play. The project is a collaboration between the Kansas Geological Survey, the University of Kansas Upward Bound Math Science Center, Pathfinder Science, and Kansas StreamLink. Kansas City Kansas Community College, the Lawrence, Kansas USD #497 will participate in field-testin
