Internet Links for Science Education

• New Pathways in Science Education—The Internet, Technology, and SSPs.- 1. Student–Scientist Partnerships: Shrewd Maneuvers.- A New Partnership.- The Educational Importance of SSPs.- The Research Importance of SSPs.- Technology as Facilitator.- Next Steps.- References.- 2. The GLOBE Program: A Model for International Environmental Education.- The GLOBE Program and Earth Systems Science.- The GLOBE Program and Education.- GLOBE Student Visualizations.- GLOBE Computer and Communications Systems.- Implementing the GLOBE Strategy.- GLOBE in Action.- GLOBE Management.- Joining GLOBE.- References.- 3. FeederWatch: An Example of a Student-Scientist Partnership.- The FeederWatch Process.- Scientific Results.- Accuracy of Data.- Educational Results.- CFW Overview.- CFW Progress to Date.- The Future of CFW.- The Future of Project FeederWatch.- The Relationship between Science and Education.- Conclusion.- Acknowledgments.- References.- 4. The Science that Happens through Partnerships: Sun Photometer Atmospheric Network (SPAN).- Doing Science.- Some Strategies for Implementing SSPs.- An SSP Wish List.- References.- 5. The Aquanaut Program.- Advanced Technologies.- Linking Education and Research.- AP Research.- Impacts of the AP.- Summary.- References.- 6. EARTHWATCH: Science Education Worldwide.- EARTHWATCH Exposes Teachers to Technology.- EARTHWATCH Projects: Case Studies.- EARTHWATCH Expands Learning to Infinite Realms.- Sources.- 7. Mars Exploration: Students and Scientists Working Together.- Goals for the Scientists.- Goals for the Students.- Three Examples of the Student-Scientist Collaboration.- Making the Partnership Work.- The Roles of Technology.- A Grand Experiment.- Contacts.- 8. Validating Student Data for Scientific Use: An Example from the GLOBE Program.-Background.- Protocols and Activities.- Additional Ongoing Research.- Example Exercise.- Student Activity: Bird Classification.- References.- 9. Student Data Acquisition: An Important Component of Student–Scientist Partnerships.- Using Computerized Data Acquisition Systems.- Examples of Data Acquisition Projects in Education.- Industry’s Tools of Today Mean Educational Use Tomorrow.- Validation of Student–Collected Data.- References.- 10. Role of Technology in Student–Scientist Partnerships: Perspective from the National Science Foundation.- Inquiry and Design; the Infosphere and Complexity.- A Look at SSPs and Technology.- The Role of Research and NSF Support.- Summary.- Acknowledgments.- References.- 11. Science Education as Driver of Cyberspace Technology Development.- The CoVis Project.- Notes.- References.- 12. Image Processing: An Enabling Technology for Science Research, Teaching, and Learning.- What Is Image Processing?.- Premise of the IPT Project.- The IPT Experiment.- Impact of IPT in Schools.- Dissemination.- IPT and the Internet.- Conclusion.- References.- Appendix Student-Scientist Partnerships.

'The broad spectrum of contributors and the innovative perspectives revealed in the case studies make this book an invaluable resource for teachers and an exemplary tool for students.' John F. 'Kip' Perkins III, Ten Acre Country Day School, Wellesley, MA.