Internet Neuroscience Resource for Middle School - Phase II

Grant #: RR12312

Project Duration: July 1, 2000 to June 30, 2005
Principal Investigator: Eric H. Chudler, Ph.D.
Project Site: Department of Anesthesiology, BOX 356540, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-6540
Phone: 206-543-7939
E-mail: chudler@u.washington.edu

Web Site: http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/neurok.html

Summary of Project

This project will disseminate neuroscience materials to secondary school science teachers via a CD-ROM. These materials will be evaluated to 1) determine changes in student attitudes toward science; 2) to assess changes in student knowledge of neuroscience concepts and 3) to quantify how students and teachers are using the Internet Neuroscience Resource ("Neuroscience for Kids"). The Scientific Attitude Inventory-II will be used to evaluate middle school student attitudes toward science before and after exposure to the Neuroscience Resource. Pretesting and posttesting of middle school students will be performed to evaluate content knowledge of neuroscience-related concepts and principles. Questions that comprise the content evaluation inventory will be based on the guidelines and benchmarks established by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the National Research Council, and the National Science Teachers Association. Prior to general distribution, pretests and posttests for both attitude and content knowledge will be evaluated for validity and reliability with pilot group of middle school students. An Internet version of the Neuroscience Resource will continue to be developed.

Publications

  1. Chudler, E.H. Neuroscience for Kids: a World Wide Web teaching resource for elementary and secondary school students and teachers. Neurosci. Abstr., 23:280, 1997.
  2. Chudler, E.H., Bleeker, L.J., Jones, H.L. and Songstad, S.R. Neuroscience for Kids: A World Wide Web resource developed by neuroscientists and teachers. Neuroscience Abstr., 24:242, 1998.
  3. Chudler, E.H., Buckland, T., Cunningham, S. and Williamson, J. Brain awareness week open house: an interactive, hands-on experience to learn about the nervous system, Science Scope, 22:54-55, 1999.
  4. Chudler, E.H., Kuwana, E.Y., Murray, M.A., Bleeker, L.J. and Diaz, J. Neuroscience for kids: expanding the classroom beyond the textbook. Neuroscience Abstr., 25:263, 1999.
  5. Chudler, E.H., Kuwana, E.Y., Murray, M.A., Bleeker, L.J. Neuroscience for Kids: On-line and off-line activities for K-12 students and teachers. Neurosci. Abstr. 26:41, 2000.
  6. Chudler, E.H., Kuwana, E.Y., Murray, M.A., Bleeker, L.J. Hands-on models of the nervous system for K-12 students, Neurosci. Abstr. 27:8, 2001.
  7. Chudler, E.H. Brainy experiments, Odyssey, March 2001, pp. 21-23.
  8. Chudler, E.H. A computer in your head, Odyssey, March 2001, pp. 6-7.
  9. Chudler, E.H. Grant writing: It's never too early, Children and Families, Winter, 2001.
  10. Chudler, E.H. Making sense of the senses, Children and Families, Spring 2001, pp. 28-32.
  11. Stewart H.L. and Chudler, E.H. Neuroscience in the cinema, Science Scope, 25:76-81, 2002.
  12. Chudler, E.H., Kuwana, E.Y., Murray, M.A., Bleeker, L.J. Evaluation of Neuroscience for Kids using a CD-ROM, Neurosci. Abstr. Program No. 22.37, 2002.
  13. Chudler, E.H. Starting early: neuroscience for students in kindergarten to third grade, Neurosci. Abstr., Program No. 26.8, 2003.
  14. Cameron, W. and Chudler, E. A role for neuroscientists in engaging young minds, Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 4:763-768, 2003. [Download Paper - PDF]
  15. Chudler, E.H. and Kuwana, E.Y. Neuroscience art and poetry contests for K-12 students, Neurosci. Abstr. Program No. 26.2, 2004.
  16. Zola, S., Demetrikopoulos, M.K., Frantz, K.J., Redmond, J.C., Morris, L.G., Carruth, L.L., Chudler, E.H. and Cameron, W.E. Society for Neuroscience presence at science teacher meetings, Neurosci. Abstr. Program No. 27.10, 2004.

Presentations

  1. Neuroscience in the Classroom, American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, April 29, 2000.
  2. Brain Basics, Comprehensive Mental Health, Tacoma, WA, June 2, 2000
  3. 2000 Making Connections: Expanding Our Web, Seattle, WA, July 17, 2000.
  4. BrainU, University of Minnesota Medical School and the Science Museum of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, July 20, 2000.
  5. Lecturer, Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology, Summer Study Program, Seattle, WA, August 11, 2000.
  6. Exploring the Brain with Middle School Students, Middle School Science: Systemic Change Partnership, Seattle, WA, August 22, 2000.
  7. Internet Neuroscience Resources for the Classroom, Workshop for Pre-college Science Teachers, Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, November 4, 2000.
  8. Evaluating Internet Science Resources, Partners in Science, SOAR Project, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, OR, November 30, 2000.
  9. Neuroscience K-16 Partnership Building: A Multi-Perspective Approach, Center for Behavioral Neuroscience, Atlanta, GA, July 29, 2003.
  10. Bridges4, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, September 22, 2003.
  11. Center for Talented Youth Conference, Seattle, WA, December 6, 2003.
  12. Design Computing Research Forum, Seattle, WA, February 10, 2004. American Junior Academy of Sciences Conference, Seattle, WA, February 12, 2004.
  13. The Open Window School, Bellevue, WA, March 5, 2004.
  14. Exploring the Nervous System, Los Angeles City College, May 12, 2004.
  15. Brain Research in Education, Montana AGATE Summer Institute, Missoula, MT, June 21, 2004.
  16. Addiction & Mental Illness in Adolescence - Making the Connections, Seattle, WA, July 20, 2004.
  17. BrainU, University of Minnesota and the Science Museum of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, July 22, 2004.
  18. Bridges4, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, September 20, 2004.
  19. Internet Neuroscience Resources, Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, October 23, 2004.
  20. Neuroscience in the Classroom, Regional National Science Teachers Association Meeting, Seattle, WA, November 19, 2004.
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