**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**          0206397                                          

  **Award Title text    Urban Mathematics and Science Student Service    
  :**                   Corp                                             

  **NSF Org :**         ehr                                              

  **Award Instr. :**    Standard Grant                                   

  **Program Manager.                                                     
  :**                                                                    

  **Division :**        11020000                                         

  **Start Date :**      06-15-2002                                       

  **Expiration Date :** 05-31-2005                                       

  **Est Total Amt :**   \$390,131.00                                     

  **Investigator:**     Jerry Valadez                                    

  **Sponsor:**          Fresno Unified School District                   

                        Tulare & M Streets Fresno ,California 93721      

  **Program Element     1537                                             
  code:**                                                                

  **Abstract :**                                                         

  The Fresno Unified                                                     
  School District, in                                                    
  partnership with the                                                   
  American Association                                                   
  for the Advancement                                                    
  of Science, will                                                       
  build on the                                                           
  strengths of existing                                                  
  district and                                                           
  after-school                                                           
  partnerships and                                                       
  programs to create a                                                   
  model for an Urban                                                     
  Mathematics and                                                        
  Science Student                                                        
  Service Corp.                                                          
  High-school juniors                                                    
  and seniors,                                                           
  recruited from                                                         
  underrepresented                                                       
  groups, will receive                                                   
  intensive, ongoing                                                     
  specialized training                                                   
  to serve as mentors                                                    
  of science,                                                            
  mathematics and                                                        
  technology for                                                         
  at-risk,                                                               
  middle-school                                                          
  students. Mentoring                                                    
  sessions will engage                                                   
  middle-grades                                                          
  students in problems                                                   
  drawn from existing                                                    
  curricula that are                                                     
  aligned with national                                                  
  standards. The goal                                                    
  of the program is to                                                   
  enable both mentors                                                    
  and mentees to                                                         
  improve and advance                                                    
  in their formal                                                        
  school setting, while                                                  
  maintaining an                                                         
  informal environment                                                   
  during the                                                             
  after-school                                                           
  mentoring sessions.                                                    
  Career education will                                                  
  be addressed                                                           
  throughout the                                                         
  program. Strategies                                                    
  are planned for                                                        
  involving parents in                                                   
  a substantive way,                                                     
  including workshops                                                    
  and events at the                                                      
  school sites. Middle-                                                  
  and high-school                                                        
  students will present                                                  
  examples of their                                                      
  work to the                                                            
  community. Evaluation                                                  
  will focus on the                                                      
  academic progress of                                                   
  mentors as well as                                                     
  mentees.                                                               
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**          0104536                                          

  **Award Title text    Urban Ecology Field Study Program                
  :**                                                                    

  **NSF Org :**         ehr                                              

  **Award Instr. :**    Standard Grant                                   

  **Program Manager.                                                     
  :**                                                                    

  **Division :**        11020000                                         

  **Start Date :**      09-01-2001                                       

  **Expiration Date :** 06-30-2005                                       

  **Est Total Amt :**   \$399,973.00                                     

  **Investigator:**     Charles Lord                                     

  **Sponsor:**          Boston College                                   

                        140 Commonwealth Avenue Chestnut Hill            
                        ,Massachusetts 024673800                         

  **Program Element     1537                                             
  code:**                                                                

  **Abstract :**                                                         

  This proposal seeks                                                    
  funding for an                                                         
  after-school field                                                     
  ecology research                                                       
  program. The plan                                                      
  involves 20                                                            
  teachers/student                                                       
  center staff and 500                                                   
  urban students from                                                    
  under-served                                                           
  communities over a                                                     
  three-year period in                                                   
  a unique research                                                      
  project that links                                                     
  teachers and                                                           
  students. The                                                          
  students will be                                                       
  divided into two                                                       
  cohorts: 14-16 years                                                   
  old and 17-18 years                                                    
  old. The younger                                                       
  group (14-16) will                                                     
  conduct research led                                                   
  by teachers in                                                         
  riparian field                                                         
  ecology along urban                                                    
  rivers. The older                                                      
  students (17-18) will                                                  
  be involoved in more                                                   
  in-depth projects                                                      
  where they are paired                                                  
  with a mentor from                                                     
  the state                                                              
  environmental agency.                                                  
  The proposed program                                                   
  is designed to                                                         
  complete a four-year                                                   
  \"pilot project\"                                                      
  that was initiated at                                                  
  Boston College in                                                      
  1999. It is a                                                          
  partnership effort                                                     
  involving the Boston                                                   
  Public Schools, the                                                    
  Mayor\'s Office,                                                       
  state environmental                                                    
  agencies and a                                                         
  consortium of                                                          
  corporations.                                                          
  Students collect,                                                      
  analyze and post data                                                  
  at the Boston College                                                  
  web site. In addition                                                  
  to engaging in                                                         
  original research                                                      
  that is substantive                                                    
  and meaningful,                                                        
  students learn to use                                                  
  scientific                                                             
  instruments. The                                                       
  goals of the program                                                   
  are to increase urban                                                  
  students\' interest                                                    
  in science and in                                                      
  careers in science.                                                    
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**         0104543                                         

  **Award Title text   After-School Adventures in Wildlife Science     
  :**                  (ASCEND Project)                                

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Standard Grant                                  

  **Program Manager.                                                   
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     07-01-2001                                      

  **Expiration Date    06-30-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$299,997.00                                    

  **Investigator:**    Annette Berkovits                               

  **Sponsor:**         Wildlife Conservation Society                   

                       2300 Southern Boulevard Bronx ,New York         
                       104601099                                       

  **Program Element    1537                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  The Wildlife                                                         
  Conservation Society                                                 
  seeks funding for a                                                  
  three-year project                                                   
  to develop an after                                                  
  school and Saturday                                                  
  program for 180 high                                                 
  school students from                                                 
  the Bronx in New                                                     
  York City. The                                                       
  families are all                                                     
  low-income and 85%                                                   
  are below the                                                        
  poverty level.                                                       
  Students will attend                                                 
  sessions two times a                                                 
  week after school                                                    
  from 2:30pm-5:00pm                                                   
  for 18 weeks;                                                        
  one-half day on                                                      
  Saturday per session                                                 
  will also be                                                         
  included. Sessions                                                   
  will be held in the                                                  
  spring and fall, and                                                 
  will include a total                                                 
  of 180 students over                                                 
  the three years of                                                   
  the project. The                                                     
  science content will                                                 
  be based on the                                                      
  Wildlife Inquiry                                                     
  through Zoo                                                          
  Education (WIZE)                                                     
  curriculum materials                                                 
  developed by the                                                     
  Bronx Zoo and                                                        
  supplemented with                                                    
  hands-on activities                                                  
  at the Zoo. The                                                      
  program will bring                                                   
  students from                                                        
  Bronx-area high                                                      
  schools to the Bronx                                                 
  Zoo where they will                                                  
  learn to observe,                                                    
  formulate                                                            
  hypotheses, collect                                                  
  data, analyze and                                                    
  present the data.                                                    
  Student will learn                                                   
  aspects of ecology,                                                  
  anatomy, animal                                                      
  behavior, food webs                                                  
  and chains, etc.                                                     
  Participating                                                        
  students will                                                        
  receive high school                                                  
  credit from the city                                                 
  of New York for                                                      
  participating. The                                                   
  Institute for                                                        
  Learning Innovation,                                                 
  an Annapolis,                                                        
  MD-based, non-profit                                                 
  educational research                                                 
  and development                                                      
  organization, will                                                   
  conduct                                                              
  formative/remedial                                                   
  and summative                                                        
  evaluation of the                                                    
  implementation and                                                   
  long-term impact of                                                  
  the program.                                                         
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**         0104651                                         

  **Award Title text   SEEK: Science and Engineering Experiences for   
  :**                  Knowledge \-- An ASCEND Project                 

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Standard Grant                                  

  **Program Manager.                                                   
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     07-01-2001                                      

  **Expiration Date    06-30-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$303,765.00                                    

  **Investigator:**    Betty Camp                                      

  **Sponsor:**         University of Florida                           

                       219 Grinter Hall PO Box 115500 Gainesville      
                       ,Florida 32611                                  

  **Program Element    1537                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  This proposal seeks                                                  
  funding for a 3-year                                                 
  After School Centers                                                 
  For Exploration and                                                  
  New Discovery                                                        
  (ASCEND) project for                                                 
  middle school                                                        
  students and their                                                   
  families. The                                                        
  Science and                                                          
  Engineering                                                          
  Experiences for                                                      
  Knowledge (SEEK)                                                     
  project will enroll                                                  
  60 students during                                                   
  Year 1, 120 students                                                 
  during Year 2, and                                                   
  180 students during                                                  
  Year 3. The students                                                 
  will engage in                                                       
  investigative                                                        
  projects that                                                        
  explore the program                                                  
  theme, \"Florida\'s                                                  
  Environment: Past,                                                   
  Present, and                                                         
  Future.\" Activities                                                 
  include individual                                                   
  and group projects,                                                  
  field trips, family                                                  
  projects at home,                                                    
  parental                                                             
  involvement, and                                                     
  project                                                              
  presentations at the                                                 
  museum for other                                                     
  middle school                                                        
  students and museum                                                  
  visitors. Project                                                    
  activities in the                                                    
  first year will                                                      
  engage the students                                                  
  in learning about                                                    
  Florida\'s                                                           
  geological and                                                       
  biological history                                                   
  and global change                                                    
  environment through                                                  
  the study of                                                         
  insects. In the                                                      
  second year students                                                 
  will be introduced                                                   
  to Florida\'s                                                        
  present environment                                                  
  through the study of                                                 
  insects. During the                                                  
  third year, students                                                 
  will investigate                                                     
  factors that will                                                    
  influcence                                                           
  Florida\'s future                                                    
  environment such as                                                  
  habitats, weather                                                    
  and recycling. The                                                   
  students will meet                                                   
  two times a week                                                     
  (3:30 p.m. -                                                         
  5:30p.m.) during the                                                 
  school year. The                                                     
  project is a                                                         
  collaborative effort                                                 
  involving the                                                        
  University of                                                        
  Florida\'s Florida                                                   
  Museum of Natural                                                    
  History and its                                                      
  College of                                                           
  Engineering, The                                                     
  Alachua County                                                       
  School Board and the                                                 
  Gainesville Regional                                                 
  Utilities.                                                           
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**         0104420                                         

  **Award Title text   Mission Discovery                               
  :**                                                                  

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Standard Grant                                  

  **Program Manager.                                                   
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     01-01-2002                                      

  **Expiration Date    12-31-2004                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$500,631.00                                    

  **Investigator:**    Ronald Baillie                                  

  **Sponsor:**         Carnegie Institute                              

                       4400 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh ,Pennsylvania     
                       152134080                                       

  **Program Element    1537                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  The \"Mission                                                        
  Discovery\" project                                                  
  targeting middle                                                     
  school youth is a                                                    
  collaborative                                                        
  endeavor between the                                                 
  Carnegie Science                                                     
  Center (CSC) and the                                                 
  Hill House                                                           
  Association. This                                                    
  year-round project                                                   
  will work with                                                       
  inner-city children                                                  
  from communities in                                                  
  southwestern                                                         
  Pennsylvania. Thirty                                                 
  middle school                                                        
  students will                                                        
  experience                                                           
  standards-based,                                                     
  creative programs                                                    
  and activities.                                                      
  Physical Science,                                                    
  Life Science and                                                     
  Earth & Space                                                        
  Science will be the                                                  
  content focus of the                                                 
  project. CSC                                                         
  provides the                                                         
  mathematics and                                                      
  science expertise                                                    
  while the Hill House                                                 
  Association (serving                                                 
  six predominately                                                    
  low-income African                                                   
  American                                                             
  communities)                                                         
  provides the                                                         
  community,                                                           
  recruitment and                                                      
  staffing expertise.                                                  
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**         0104682                                         

  **Award Title text   American Museum of Natural History ASCEND       
  :**                  Project                                         

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Standard Grant                                  

  **Program Manager.                                                   
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     07-01-2001                                      

  **Expiration Date    06-30-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$407,846.00                                    

  **Investigator:**    Myles Gordon                                    

  **Sponsor:**         American Museum Natural History                 

                       Central Park West at 79th St New York ,New York 
                       10024                                           

  **Program Element    1537                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  AMNH ASCEND is a new                                                 
  model afterschool                                                    
  program of the                                                       
  American Museum of                                                   
  Natural History in                                                   
  New York City. AMNH                                                  
  ASCEND focuses on                                                    
  the legal, ethical,                                                  
  social and cultural                                                  
  implications of new                                                  
  discoveries in                                                       
  genetics. Eighty New                                                 
  York City high                                                       
  school students will                                                 
  be involved in a                                                     
  two-year program                                                     
  that includes a                                                      
  series of courses,                                                   
  hands-on activities,                                                 
  laboratory                                                           
  experiences, field                                                   
  trips, career                                                        
  development                                                          
  opportunities and                                                    
  educational support.                                                 
  In the first year                                                    
  students will                                                        
  participate in                                                       
  seven-week                                                           
  laboratory courses                                                   
  on genomic                                                           
  technology followed                                                  
  in the second year                                                   
  by a research                                                        
  experience in                                                        
  genomics at the                                                      
  Museum. The project                                                  
  is a collaboration                                                   
  of AMNH with AAAS,                                                   
  Mount Sinai School                                                   
  of Medicine, the                                                     
  City University of                                                   
  New York and the New                                                 
  York City Board of                                                   
  Education.                                                           
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**         0104726                                         

  **Award Title text   Engagement in Learning                          
  :**                                                                  

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Standard Grant                                  

  **Program Manager.                                                   
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     09-01-2001                                      

  **Expiration Date    08-31-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$470,732.00                                    

  **Investigator:**    William Dugas                                   

  **Sponsor:**         Texas Agricultural Experiment Station           

                       The Agriculture Program 2147 TAMUS College      
                       Station ,Texas 778432147                        

  **Program Element    1537                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  In Texas, 57% of                                                     
  incarcerated youths                                                  
  have prior offenses.                                                 
  Multiple                                                             
  organizations (Bell                                                  
  County, Central                                                      
  Texas College,                                                       
  Central Texas                                                        
  Workforce Board,                                                     
  ESRI, Inc., Killeen                                                  
  Independent School                                                   
  District, Texas A&M                                                  
  University System,                                                   
  and Texas Youth                                                      
  Commission) will                                                     
  demonstrate                                                          
  different and                                                        
  innovative learning                                                  
  methods to close                                                     
  this revolving door                                                  
  on the juvenile                                                      
  justice system.                                                      
  \"Engagement in                                                      
  Learning\" will                                                      
  stimulate learning                                                   
  through technology                                                   
  and engage the                                                       
  student in life-long                                                 
  learning through                                                     
  hands-on                                                             
  deliverables.                                                        
  Student engagement                                                   
  will be achieved by                                                  
  circumventing poor                                                   
  reading skills                                                       
  through hands-on                                                     
  applications of                                                      
  modern technologies.                                                 
  This three-year                                                      
  program is comprised                                                 
  of teacher and                                                       
  student training,                                                    
  classroom research                                                   
  and exploration                                                      
  projects, and the                                                    
  integration of                                                       
  students into the                                                    
  workplace. Killeen                                                   
  ISD will train                                                       
  teachers in basic                                                    
  computer skills and                                                  
  in project-based                                                     
  learning that                                                        
  integrates modern                                                    
  technology into the                                                  
  classroom through                                                    
  appropriate                                                          
  curriculum. Other                                                    
  trained teachers                                                     
  from the region will                                                 
  serve as mentors to                                                  
  the teachers that                                                    
  directly serve the                                                   
  incarcerated                                                         
  population. Several                                                  
  follow-up sessions                                                   
  will be incorporated                                                 
  to strengthen                                                        
  \'teachers                                                           
  supporting                                                           
  teachers.\'                                                          
  Approximately 250                                                    
  students will be                                                     
  selected and trained                                                 
  for 100 and 150                                                      
  hands-on learning                                                    
  hours in aligned                                                     
  science education                                                    
  curriculum (e.g.                                                     
  Life Management                                                      
  Skills, Geographic                                                   
  Information Systems,                                                 
  Health and Safety,                                                   
  Horticulture and                                                     
  Food Sciences).                                                      
  Working in teams,                                                    
  students will                                                        
  utilize scientific                                                   
  processes to                                                         
  simulate real-world                                                  
  experiences that                                                     
  utilize science                                                      
  curriculum. Each                                                     
  project will be                                                      
  developed                                                            
  collaboratively                                                      
  through the student                                                  
  team and teacher                                                     
  facilitation and                                                     
  will utilize                                                         
  project-based                                                        
  management methods                                                   
  and hands-on                                                         
  learning to build                                                    
  and reinforce                                                        
  student learning and                                                 
  self-esteem. The                                                     
  evaluation process                                                   
  will examine the                                                     
  effectiveness of                                                     
  intensive                                                            
  project-based                                                        
  learning on the                                                      
  at-risk population                                                   
  of incarcerated                                                      
  juveniles and will                                                   
  study the power of                                                   
  technology in                                                        
  changing life                                                        
  direction.                                                           
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**         0104736                                         

  **Award Title text   ASCEND \-- Galaxy Explorers: An Intensive After 
  :**                  School Science Enrichment and Internship        
                       Program for Bay Area Youth                      

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Standard Grant                                  

  **Program Manager.                                                   
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     09-01-2001                                      

  **Expiration Date    08-31-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$285,686.00                                    

  **Investigator:**    Ryan Diduck                                     

  **Sponsor:**         Chabot Space and Science Center                 

                       10000 Skyline Blvd Oakland ,California 94619    

  **Program Element    1537                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  \"Galaxy Explorers\"                                                 
  submitted by the                                                     
  Chabot Space and                                                     
  Science Center                                                       
  (CSSC) will recruit                                                  
  225 students from 75                                                 
  East Bay high                                                        
  schools in the                                                       
  Oakland, CA area.                                                    
  The project engages                                                  
  students in                                                          
  extensive training                                                   
  over a three-year                                                    
  period. The major                                                    
  training components                                                  
  develop students\'                                                   
  content knowledge                                                    
  and job skills                                                       
  training while                                                       
  providing internship                                                 
  and volunteer                                                        
  opportunities. The                                                   
  project model builds                                                 
  on lessons learned                                                   
  from two previous                                                    
  projects: \"Giants                                                   
  of Science\" and the                                                 
  \"Teen Volunteer                                                     
  Program.\" As in                                                     
  these two projects,                                                  
  the \"Galaxy                                                         
  Explorers\" project                                                  
  will focus on                                                        
  helping students see                                                 
  the relevance of                                                     
  science to their                                                     
  everyday lives.                                                      
  Guest speakers and                                                   
  CSSC staff will use                                                  
  a variety of                                                         
  educational                                                          
  approaches,                                                          
  including hands-on                                                   
  lab activities,                                                      
  technology and                                                       
  interactive                                                          
  presentations to                                                     
  engage students in                                                   
  scientific                                                           
  investigations.                                                      
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**          0104742                                         

  **Award Title text    ASCEND Project: Imperial Valley Agriculture     
  :**                   Learning Center                                 

  **NSF Org :**         ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**    Standard Grant                                  

  **Program Manager.    Sylvia James                                    
  :**                                                                   

  **Division :**        11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**      09-01-2001                                      

  **Expiration Date :** 06-30-2005                                      

  **Est Total Amt :**   \$342,153.00                                    

  **Investigator:**     Michael Klentschy                               

  **Sponsor:**          El Centro School District                       

                        1256 Broadway avenue El Centro ,California      
                        92243                                           

  **Program Element     1537                                            
  code:**                                                               

  **Abstract :**                                                        

  This proposal seeks                                                   
  funding for an                                                        
  after-school program                                                  
  in science for 2,000                                                  
  middle school                                                         
  students in grades                                                    
  6-8. The proposed                                                     
  after-school Imperial                                                 
  Valley Agriculture                                                    
  Learning Center                                                       
  project is designed                                                   
  to engage                                                             
  underrepresented                                                      
  groups of middle                                                      
  school students in                                                    
  sustentative                                                          
  after-school                                                          
  activities in                                                         
  specific areas of                                                     
  science, mathematics                                                  
  and technology. The                                                   
  science content will                                                  
  focus on agricultural                                                 
  science and will                                                      
  include topics such                                                   
  as entomology, soils,                                                 
  meteorology and                                                       
  genetically modified                                                  
  crops. Four                                                           
  twelve-week programs                                                  
  will be offered each                                                  
  year and students                                                     
  will attend two                                                       
  sessions per week                                                     
  (after school). The                                                   
  project is a                                                          
  cooperative                                                           
  initiative between El                                                 
  Centro School                                                         
  District, The Valley                                                  
  Imperial Project in                                                   
  Science LSC, The San                                                  
  Diego State                                                           
  University-Imperial                                                   
  Valley Campus and the                                                 
  University of                                                         
  California, Division                                                  
  of Agricultural and                                                   
  Natural Resources,                                                    
  Desert Research and                                                   
  Extension Center.                                                     
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**         0104745                                         

  **Award Title text   Science Technology Engineering Program (STEP)   
  :**                  Up for Youth \-- ASCEND Project                 

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Standard Grant                                  

  **Program Manager.                                                   
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     10-01-2001                                      

  **Expiration Date    09-30-2004                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$300,000.00                                    

  **Investigator:**    Anthony Ross                                    

  **Sponsor:**         California State University-Los Angeles         

                       5151 State University Dr Los Angeles            
                       ,California 900324221                           

  **Program Element    1537                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  California State                                                     
  University-Los                                                       
  Angeles seeks                                                        
  funding for a                                                        
  36-month endeavor                                                    
  for an after school                                                  
  \"Science,                                                           
  Technology and                                                       
  Engineering Program                                                  
  (STEP) Up for                                                        
  Youth\" ASCEND                                                       
  project. \"STEP Up                                                   
  for Youth\" is a                                                     
  community-based,                                                     
  informal science                                                     
  exploration and                                                      
  discovery initiative                                                 
  targeting middle                                                     
  school youths and                                                    
  their parents in                                                     
  disadvantaged                                                        
  communities of Los                                                   
  Angeles. The project                                                 
  provides                                                             
  participants with                                                    
  standards-based,                                                     
  hands-on science                                                     
  activities and                                                       
  opportunities for                                                    
  participation in                                                     
  science clubs. They                                                  
  are also provided                                                    
  the opportunity for                                                  
  leadership roles in                                                  
  building                                                             
  institutionalized                                                    
  programs for                                                         
  furthering science                                                   
  literacy in their                                                    
  respective                                                           
  communities. The                                                     
  project is a                                                         
  collaborative effort                                                 
  involving California                                                 
  State University-Los                                                 
  Angeles, the NASA                                                    
  Jet Propulsion                                                       
  Laboratory, The                                                      
  California Science                                                   
  Center, The Boeing                                                   
  Company and the Los                                                  
  Angeles Unified                                                      
  School District, in                                                  
  partnership with                                                     
  community-based                                                      
  organizations,                                                       
  service providers                                                    
  and neighborhood                                                     
  businesses.                                                          
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**         0205319                                         

  **Award Title text   Enhancement of Marine Biology Internship        
  :**                  Program                                         

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Standard Grant                                  

  **Program Manager.                                                   
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     07-01-2002                                      

  **Expiration Date    06-30-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$360,030.00                                    

  **Investigator:**    Catherine Drew                                  

  **Sponsor:**         The River Project                               

                       Pier 26, North River New York ,New York         
                       100139999                                       

  **Program Element    1537                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  The River Project                                                    
  provides an                                                          
  opportunity for high                                                 
  school students in                                                   
  Manhattan, New York,                                                 
  to become directly                                                   
  involved in the                                                      
  study of urban                                                       
  wildlife, habitats                                                   
  and water quality.                                                   
  Each year 50                                                         
  students will                                                        
  participate in an                                                    
  internship for up                                                    
  to100 hours under                                                    
  the supervision of                                                   
  professional                                                         
  scientists and                                                       
  graduate students.                                                   
  Previous projects                                                    
  have included fish                                                   
  occurrence and                                                       
  distribution,                                                        
  inventory and                                                        
  monitoring, uptake                                                   
  route of pollutants                                                  
  in tomcod, water                                                     
  quality monitoring,                                                  
  etc. Students learn                                                  
  techniques for                                                       
  observation,                                                         
  recording,                                                           
  manipulating and                                                     
  analyzing data,                                                      
  species                                                              
  identification and                                                   
  field methods.                                                       
  Students are trained                                                 
  to use scientific                                                    
  instrumentation and                                                  
  laboratory                                                           
  equipment, including                                                 
  computers for data                                                   
  analysis and                                                         
  presentations.                                                       
  Participants are                                                     
  also trained to                                                      
  conduct interpretive                                                 
  tours of the                                                         
  Estuarium and                                                        
  interact with the                                                    
  public while                                                         
  describing the                                                       
  facility and                                                         
  research in which                                                    
  they are involved.                                                   
  At the conclusion of                                                 
  this three-year                                                      
  project, 150                                                         
  students from                                                        
  Manhattan will have                                                  
  participated in this                                                 
  program.                                                             
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**         0205889                                         

  **Award Title text   Newburgh ASCEND                                 
  :**                                                                  

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Standard Grant                                  

  **Program Manager.   Sylvia James                                    
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     07-01-2002                                      

  **Expiration Date    06-30-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$373,773.00                                    

  **Investigator:**    Annette Saturnelli                              

  **Sponsor:**         Newburgh City School District                   

                       124 Grand Street Newburgh ,New York 12550       

  **Program Element    1537                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  The Newburgh ASCEND                                                  
  program will provide                                                 
  220 students per                                                     
  year in grades 7-9                                                   
  with an opportunity                                                  
  to engage in                                                         
  inquiry-based                                                        
  science activities                                                   
  using units called                                                   
  \"Workplace                                                          
  Simulations.\" The                                                   
  \"Simulations\" will                                                 
  focus on earth and                                                   
  life sciences in                                                     
  year 1 and physics                                                   
  and chemistry in                                                     
  year 2, and will                                                     
  emphasize career                                                     
  exploration in                                                       
  addition to the                                                      
  science content. All                                                 
  content is aligned                                                   
  with New York State                                                  
  Learning Standards                                                   
  and emphasizes                                                       
  topics of interest                                                   
  to youth such as                                                     
  ecology, botany,                                                     
  aquatic science,                                                     
  paleontology,                                                        
  ornithology,                                                         
  archaeology and                                                      
  forensic science.                                                    
  Students will also                                                   
  learn how to utilize                                                 
  GIS software and the                                                 
  use of a scanning                                                    
  electron microscope.                                                 
  Many activities will                                                 
  focus on                                                             
  problem-solving                                                      
  skills and research                                                  
  methodology. One                                                     
  Saturday per month                                                   
  participants will be                                                 
  engaged in field                                                     
  trips and                                                            
  field-based                                                          
  research. During the                                                 
  summer, half of the                                                  
  students will                                                        
  participate in                                                       
  two-week summer                                                      
  sessions that enable                                                 
  them to explore                                                      
  topics in more                                                       
  detail, engage in                                                    
  career explorations                                                  
  and meet                                                             
  face-to-face with                                                    
  scientists and                                                       
  engineers in a                                                       
  relaxed setting.                                                     
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**                  0206007                                         

  **Award Title text :**        Milwaukee Public Museum \"Science               
                                Explorations\" After School Program             

  **NSF Org :**                 ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**            Standard Grant                                  

  **Program Manager. :**        Sylvia James                                    

  **Division :**                11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**              07-01-2002                                      

  **Expiration Date :**         06-30-2005                                      

  **Est Total Amt :**           \$259,495.00                                    

  **Investigator:**             Susan Borkin                                    

  **Sponsor:**                  Milwaukee Public Museum                         

                                800 West Wells Street Milwaukee ,Wisconsin      
                                53233                                           

  **Program Element code:**     1537                                            

  **Abstract :**                                                                

  Milwaukee Public Museum will                                                  
  provide underrepresented,                                                     
  economically-disadvantaged,                                                   
  minority, urban girls in                                                      
  grades 6 to 8 an opportunity                                                  
  to participate in hands-on                                                    
  science learning activities                                                   
  and mentoring by scientists                                                   
  in botany, geology, zoology                                                   
  and biodiversity studies. The                                                 
  participants will have the                                                    
  opportunity to learn directly                                                 
  from the scientists, join                                                     
  them at field studies,                                                        
  conduct mini-research under                                                   
  their guidance and find out                                                   
  what inspired their career                                                    
  choices. In addition to the                                                   
  expertise of the scientists,                                                  
  \"Science Explorations\"                                                      
  program will utilize the                                                      
  exhibits, collections, live                                                   
  animals, scientific                                                           
  laboratories and                                                              
  computer/distance learning                                                    
  laboratory during a series of                                                 
  12-week after school sessions                                                 
  in the fall and spring                                                        
  semesters. A total of 141                                                     
  girls will receive 96 hours                                                   
  of instruction over three                                                     
  years. \"Science                                                              
  Explorations\" activities                                                     
  will promote learning of                                                      
  biological and geological                                                     
  forces that have formed the                                                   
  present natural environment                                                   
  with a focus on the local                                                     
  area where the participants                                                   
  reside. Parental involvement                                                  
  in the \"Families and                                                         
  Friends\" event and a                                                         
  complimentary museum and Clue                                                 
  Crew membership will sustain,                                                 
  support and encourage future                                                  
  visits to the museum.                                                         
  Participants\' change in                                                      
  science knowledge and                                                         
  attitudes, performance in                                                     
  science subjects, career                                                      
  planning and support system                                                   
  to pursue interest in science                                                 
  will be monitored as part of                                                  
  the project evaluation. The                                                   
  evaluation design could serve                                                 
  as a model for studying                                                       
  informal science learning in                                                  
  a museum setting.                                                             
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**         0206022                                         

  **Award Title text   Whitney M. Young Scholars in Science (WYSci)    
  :**                                                                  

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Standard Grant                                  

  **Program Manager.                                                   
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     05-01-2002                                      

  **Expiration Date    04-30-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$303,600.00                                    

  **Investigator:**    Amy Lowen                                       

  **Sponsor:**         Louisville Science Center                       

                       727 West Main Street Louisville ,Kentucky       
                       402022681                                       

  **Program Element    1537                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  The Louisville                                                       
  Science Center in                                                    
  collaboration with                                                   
  The Lincoln                                                          
  Foundation plans to:                                                 
  (1) establish                                                        
  WYSci\'s continuance                                                 
  as part of the                                                       
  Whitney M. Young                                                     
  Scholars Program,                                                    
  (2) extend the                                                       
  program to include                                                   
  35 additional hours                                                  
  of instruction in a                                                  
  week-long summer                                                     
  program, (3) expand                                                  
  opportunities to                                                     
  involve parents and                                                  
  other caregivers,                                                    
  and (4) provide                                                      
  significant                                                          
  evaluation data. The                                                 
  evaluation component                                                 
  would be used to                                                     
  determine the                                                        
  program\'s effect on                                                 
  participating                                                        
  students and parents                                                 
  and to inform others                                                 
  as to what factors                                                   
  are important for                                                    
  melding informal and                                                 
  formal science                                                       
  education. The                                                       
  program is designed                                                  
  to positively affect                                                 
  the learning of                                                      
  young people in the                                                  
  seventh grade who                                                    
  are academically                                                     
  talented, but                                                        
  socio-economically                                                   
  disadvantaged. Over                                                  
  the three-year                                                       
  period, 150 students                                                 
  will receive over 50                                                 
  hours of instruction                                                 
  by the staff.                                                        
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**         0206080                                         

  **Award Title text   UPCLOSE                                         
  :**                                                                  

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Standard Grant                                  

  **Program Manager.   Julia Clark                                     
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     07-01-2002                                      

  **Expiration Date    06-30-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$358,951.00                                    

  **Investigator:**    Auntaneshia Garry                               

  **Sponsor:**         COSI Toledo                                     

                       1 Discovery Way Toledo ,Ohio 436041579          

  **Program Element    1537                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  \"UPCLOSE\" is an                                                    
  after-school program                                                 
  designed to engage                                                   
  and develop the                                                      
  interest of                                                          
  underserved, inner                                                   
  city, middle school                                                  
  girls in the areas                                                   
  of science,                                                          
  engineering and                                                      
  technology. Working                                                  
  with an early                                                        
  adolescent                                                           
  population, the                                                      
  \"UPCLOSE\" program                                                  
  recognizes the                                                       
  developmental needs                                                  
  of this group and                                                    
  has structured its                                                   
  curriculum to                                                        
  provide a holistic                                                   
  approach to                                                          
  learning. Although                                                   
  the focus of the                                                     
  workshop inquiry                                                     
  activities is to                                                     
  increase knowledge                                                   
  and understanding of                                                 
  science, engineering                                                 
  and technology, the                                                  
  program goals                                                        
  include enhancement                                                  
  of self-esteem and                                                   
  self-confidence,                                                     
  development of                                                       
  teambuilding skills,                                                 
  refinement of                                                        
  communication and                                                    
  interpersonal                                                        
  skills, and                                                          
  enhancement of                                                       
  critical thinking                                                    
  skills. Each year 26                                                 
  girls in grades 7                                                    
  and 8 will be                                                        
  recruited to attend                                                  
  the fall and summer                                                  
  sessions of the                                                      
  three-year program.                                                  
  Fall sessions will                                                   
  be conducted two                                                     
  hours twice each                                                     
  week and one                                                         
  Saturday per month;                                                  
  summer sessions will                                                 
  operate five weeks.                                                  
  Participants will be                                                 
  required to make a                                                   
  commitment to attend                                                 
  the program for at                                                   
  least two years.                                                     
  Girls with                                                           
  satisfactory                                                         
  performance during                                                   
  the fall and summer                                                  
  sessions will be                                                     
  invited to join the                                                  
  Junior Discovery                                                     
  Leaders to assist in                                                 
  the summer camp. Six                                                 
  inquiry-based                                                        
  workshops that                                                       
  incorporate science,                                                 
  engineering and                                                      
  technology with                                                      
  training on                                                          
  workplace skills                                                     
  will be used.                                                        
  Professionals from                                                   
  the partner                                                          
  institutions and                                                     
  older students in                                                    
  the pre-engineering                                                  
  high school will                                                     
  teach the workshops.                                                 
  Partners                                                             
  institutions include                                                 
  the University of                                                    
  Toledo, Bowling                                                      
  Green State                                                          
  University, The                                                      
  Family Learning                                                      
  Center and the                                                       
  Toledo Technology                                                    
  Academy.                                                             
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**         0206101                                         

  **Award Title text   QCC TechASCEND                                  
  :**                                                                  

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Standard Grant                                  

  **Program Manager.   Sylvia James                                    
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     07-01-2002                                      

  **Expiration Date    06-30-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$369,926.00                                    

  **Investigator:**    Don Engelberg                                   

  **Sponsor:**         CUNY Queensborough Community College            

                       222-05 56th Avenue Bayside ,New York 113641497  

  **Program Element    1537                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  Over three years, in                                                 
  consultation with                                                    
  high school                                                          
  personnel, QCC                                                       
  Tech-ASCEND will                                                     
  select seven groups                                                  
  of high school                                                       
  students judged to                                                   
  be likely candidates                                                 
  for high technology                                                  
  industries or                                                        
  science careers. The                                                 
  project begins with                                                  
  25 students and                                                      
  expands to 75                                                        
  students by the end                                                  
  of the third year.                                                   
  These students will                                                  
  attend weekly                                                        
  two-hour sessions                                                    
  for 30 weeks during                                                  
  the academic year in                                                 
  which they will                                                      
  participate in                                                       
  sustained                                                            
  experiences that                                                     
  explore fiber                                                        
  optics, lasers,                                                      
  CAD/CNC machining                                                    
  and mathematics in a                                                 
  three-cycle program.                                                 
  Experiences will be                                                  
  in an informal                                                       
  setting designed to                                                  
  excite as well as                                                    
  educate.                                                             
  Participants will                                                    
  use a variety of                                                     
  high technology                                                      
  devices and                                                          
  instruments in both                                                  
  structured and                                                       
  non-structured                                                       
  activities.                                                          
  Nontraditional                                                       
  students will be                                                     
  encouraged to                                                        
  participate, and                                                     
  several strategies                                                   
  will be employed to                                                  
  help them succeed.                                                   
  In addition, there                                                   
  will be two                                                          
  mathematics anxiety                                                  
  workshops and twenty                                                 
  mathematics skills                                                   
  workshop sessions.                                                   
  Faculty and student                                                  
  role models will be                                                  
  present. Careful                                                     
  evaluation of                                                        
  attitudinal changes                                                  
  in participants and                                                  
  their parents,                                                       
  together with                                                        
  participant skill                                                    
  mastery, will occur                                                  
  throughout the                                                       
  project. A                                                           
  sourcebook for                                                       
  parents and one for                                                  
  high school                                                          
  counselors and                                                       
  college advisors                                                     
  will be prepared and                                                 
  distributed, as well                                                 
  as videotapes                                                        
  describing career                                                    
  opportunities and                                                    
  educational issues.                                                  
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**         0206124                                         

  **Award Title text   UMass Lowell DESIGNCAMP\'s After School         
  :**                                                                  

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Standard Grant                                  

  **Program Manager.   Julia Clark                                     
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     06-01-2002                                      

  **Expiration Date    05-31-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$325,149.00                                    

  **Investigator:**    Douglas Prime                                   

  **Sponsor:**         University of Massachusetts Lowell              

                       600 Suffolk Street 2nd Floor South Lowell       
                       ,Massachusetts 018543602                        

  **Program Element    1537                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  The Francis College                                                  
  of Engineering at                                                    
  the University of                                                    
  Massachusetts,                                                       
  Lowell, will provide                                                 
  126 middle school                                                    
  students with a                                                      
  series of                                                            
  challenging learning                                                 
  opportunities at an                                                  
  after school                                                         
  \"DESIGNCAMP\"                                                       
  program. The                                                         
  students,                                                            
  particularly                                                         
  females, will be                                                     
  recruited from                                                       
  Lowell and Lawrence                                                  
  communities with                                                     
  large Hispanic and                                                   
  Southeast Asian                                                      
  populations. Three                                                   
  \"DESIGNCAMP\"                                                       
  modules will be used                                                 
  during the summer                                                    
  term and the                                                         
  following two                                                        
  trimesters at an                                                     
  after school program                                                 
  where students                                                       
  participate for two                                                  
  hours once a week.                                                   
  The three                                                            
  \"DESIGNCAMP\"                                                       
  modules are                                                          
  Electrical and                                                       
  Mechanical Gizmos,                                                   
  Flight School, and                                                   
  Building a Better                                                    
  Contraption. The                                                     
  activities in these                                                  
  modules will immerse                                                 
  the students in                                                      
  inquiry,                                                             
  design-based, and                                                    
  hands-on                                                             
  problem-solving                                                      
  environments. The                                                    
  Francis College of                                                   
  Engineering offers                                                   
  the facilities for                                                   
  instruction and the                                                  
  access and use of                                                    
  engineering tools,                                                   
  equipment and                                                        
  technology as                                                        
  integral to the                                                      
  learning experience.                                                 
  Parents will be                                                      
  organized into a                                                     
  Parents\' Council to                                                 
  provide continued                                                    
  support of students                                                  
  at home and to serve                                                 
  as an advisory body                                                  
  to the project. The                                                  
  project will utilize                                                 
  the existing                                                         
  partnership among U                                                  
  Mass Lowell College                                                  
  of Engineering,                                                      
  school districts,                                                    
  and business and                                                     
  industries. The                                                      
  results of this                                                      
  three-year project                                                   
  will be disseminated                                                 
  nationally through                                                   
  publications of                                                      
  youth and                                                            
  community-based                                                      
  organizations and                                                    
  presentations at                                                     
  science and                                                          
  engineering                                                          
  education                                                            
  conferences.                                                         
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**         0206155                                         

  **Award Title text   ISE-ASCEND: PEERS (PACTS Enviromental           
  :**                  Education, Research, and Service)               

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Standard Grant                                  

  **Program Manager.   Julia Clark                                     
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     07-15-2002                                      

  **Expiration Date    06-30-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$383,765.00                                    

  **Investigator:**    Michael Burch                                   

  **Sponsor:**         Franklin Institute Science Museum               

                       222 North 20th Street Philadelphia              
                       ,Pennsylvania 19103                             

  **Program Element    1537                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  Project PEERS builds                                                 
  on the PACTS program                                                 
  for minority middle                                                  
  school and high                                                      
  school students in                                                   
  the District of                                                      
  Philadelphia. It is                                                  
  designed to offer a                                                  
  citywide model for                                                   
  service learning in                                                  
  environmental                                                        
  research and public                                                  
  engagement that                                                      
  meets the promotion                                                  
  and graduation                                                       
  requirements of                                                      
  students at grades                                                   
  8-12. The students                                                   
  will meet at the                                                     
  Franklin Institute                                                   
  for a maximum of six                                                 
  hours per week.                                                      
  During the summers                                                   
  students will attend                                                 
  a six-week intensive                                                 
  program (including                                                   
  five mornings per                                                    
  week for three and a                                                 
  half-hour sessions                                                   
  on environmental                                                     
  science workshops,                                                   
  laboratory and                                                       
  online research, and                                                 
  webspace/video                                                       
  development). For                                                    
  two afternoons a                                                     
  week students will                                                   
  conduct research at                                                  
  the Centennial Lake                                                  
  Research site. This                                                  
  project has three                                                    
  components to                                                        
  service learning:                                                    
  science learning and                                                 
  research, community                                                  
  service, and public                                                  
  engagement. The                                                      
  project will engage                                                  
  approximately 300                                                    
  students, 150 of                                                     
  whom will complete                                                   
  the district                                                         
  requirements for                                                     
  service learning. An                                                 
  additional 2,000                                                     
  students and adults                                                  
  will participate in                                                  
  the activities.                                                      
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**         0206178                                         

  **Award Title text   Project: Science Unveils Mysteries (Project     
  :**                  SUM)                                            

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Standard Grant                                  

  **Program Manager.   Julia Clark                                     
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     09-15-2002                                      

  **Expiration Date    08-31-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$378,015.00                                    

  **Investigator:**    Bettye Walker                                   

  **Sponsor:**         African American Male Achievers Network, Inc.   

                       6709 La Tijera Blvd., Suite 261 Los Angeles     
                       ,California 90045                               

  **Program Element    1537                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  \"Project SUM\" is a                                                 
  new, community-based                                                 
  initiative intended                                                  
  to provide unique                                                    
  opportunities for                                                    
  250 local middle and                                                 
  high school girls                                                    
  and boys to explore                                                  
  science,                                                             
  mathematics,                                                         
  engineering and                                                      
  technology through                                                   
  after-school,                                                        
  weekend and summer                                                   
  programs. The                                                        
  project is based on                                                  
  the A-MAN program                                                    
  located at their                                                     
  7,500 square-foot                                                    
  international                                                        
  discovery and                                                        
  learning center. The                                                 
  program encourages                                                   
  young people from                                                    
  disadvantaged                                                        
  backgrounds to                                                       
  consider entering                                                    
  the fields of                                                        
  science,                                                             
  mathematics,                                                         
  engineering or                                                       
  technology. The                                                      
  program combines a                                                   
  multi-faceted                                                        
  informal science                                                     
  education experience                                                 
  with a strong link                                                   
  to the formal                                                        
  education programs                                                   
  in local schools.                                                    
  The program will                                                     
  operate Monday                                                       
  through Saturday                                                     
  with two 84-student                                                  
  cohorts (named,                                                      
  Mercury and Gemini)                                                  
  and one 82-student                                                   
  cohort (Apollo) each                                                 
  participating in                                                     
  Project SUM                                                          
  activities two days                                                  
  per week for 3.75                                                    
  hours each day.                                                      
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**         0206228                                         

  **Award Title text   Designing Youth: Teens Engaging Children in     
  :**                  Design Engineering                              

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Standard Grant                                  

  **Program Manager.   Julia Clark                                     
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     07-01-2002                                      

  **Expiration Date    06-30-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$372,766.00                                    

  **Investigator:**    Diane Miller                                    

  **Sponsor:**         St Louis Science Center                         

                       Foundation 5050 Oakland Avenue Saint Louis      
                       ,Missouri 631101404                             

  **Program Element    1537                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  The project proposes                                                 
  to target                                                            
  substantial numbers                                                  
  of African-American,                                                 
  low-income youth to                                                  
  provide                                                              
  opportunities for                                                    
  academic and career                                                  
  advancement in                                                       
  science, math,                                                       
  engineering and                                                      
  technology (SMET).                                                   
  The project has                                                      
  three phases:                                                        
  Phase 1) meet at the                                                 
  science center each                                                  
  week while engaging                                                  
  in 5 learn and teach                                                 
  project cycles                                                       
  involving the design                                                 
  and building of                                                      
  simple technological                                                 
  devices; Phase 2)                                                    
  uses experienced                                                     
  science educators to                                                 
  help teens with                                                      
  additional inquiry                                                   
  science                                                              
  investigations;                                                      
  Phase 3) teens will                                                  
  visit design clubs                                                   
  at preselected                                                       
  after-school program                                                 
  sites. EDC will                                                      
  regularly develop                                                    
  curriculum booklets                                                  
  for three levels:                                                    
  entry, coach and                                                     
  experienced teachers                                                 
  level (abstract).                                                    
  SLSC will develop                                                    
  workplace competency                                                 
  materials to assist                                                  
  other science                                                        
  centers in teaching                                                  
  career confidence                                                    
  and qualities to                                                     
  teens, etc. A total                                                  
  of 240 participants                                                  
  will participant in                                                  
  the program.                                                         
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**         0206287                                         

  **Award Title text   After School Science Adventures                 
  :**                                                                  

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Standard Grant                                  

  **Program Manager.   Sylvia James                                    
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     10-01-2002                                      

  **Expiration Date    09-30-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$291,578.00                                    

  **Investigator:**    Blake Andres                                    

  **Sponsor:**         Great Lakes Museum of Science, Environment and  
                       Technology                                      

                       601 Erieside Avenue Cleveland ,Ohio 44114       

  **Program Element    1537                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  The Great Lakes                                                      
  Science Center                                                       
  (GLSC), in                                                           
  collaboration with                                                   
  the Cleveland                                                        
  Municipal School                                                     
  District,                                                            
  corporations and                                                     
  universities,                                                        
  proposes a                                                           
  three-year \"After                                                   
  School Science                                                       
  Adventures\"                                                         
  program. To address                                                  
  the developmental                                                    
  needs of youth, the                                                  
  program will use                                                     
  multi-level                                                          
  mentoring and a                                                      
  learning cycle                                                       
  approach to engage                                                   
  participants in                                                      
  learning, doing and                                                  
  presenting science.                                                  
  Science content will                                                 
  center around six                                                    
  themes: (1)                                                          
  information                                                          
  technology, (2)                                                      
  environmental                                                        
  science, (3)                                                         
  polymers/materials                                                   
  science, (4)                                                         
  engineering, (5)                                                     
  biotechnology and                                                    
  (6) biomedical                                                       
  research that are                                                    
  directly relevant to                                                 
  local scientific                                                     
  research and                                                         
  industry. Each year                                                  
  a team of 20 High                                                    
  School Science                                                       
  Ambassadors will                                                     
  facilitate science                                                   
  activities for at                                                    
  least 100 middle                                                     
  level students.                                                      
  Middle level                                                         
  students will                                                        
  participate in a                                                     
  series of eight                                                      
  weekly sessions for                                                  
  each theme. In year                                                  
  one there will be                                                    
  three themes, and an                                                 
  additional three                                                     
  themes in years two                                                  
  and three. Science                                                   
  experiments, team                                                    
  projects, youth                                                      
  mentoring,                                                           
  presentations by                                                     
  research and                                                         
  industry scientists,                                                 
  and fieldtrips are                                                   
  key program                                                          
  activities.                                                          
  Participants will                                                    
  present science to                                                   
  their families in                                                    
  family science                                                       
  events throughout                                                    
  the project.                                                         
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**         0206412                                         

  **Award Title text   Northwest Corps of Re-Discovery                 
  :**                                                                  

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Standard Grant                                  

  **Program Manager.                                                   
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     05-01-2002                                      

  **Expiration Date    04-30-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$325,455.00                                    

  **Investigator:**    William Becker                                  

  **Sponsor:**         Portland State University                       

                       P O BOX 751 Portland ,Oregon 972070751          

  **Program Element    1537                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  Students in grades                                                   
  6-9 will be                                                          
  recruited to                                                         
  participate in the                                                   
  \"Corps of                                                           
  Rediscovery,\"                                                       
  conducted by the                                                     
  Portland State                                                       
  University in                                                        
  partnership with the                                                 
  Oregon Historical                                                    
  Society, the Center                                                  
  for Columbia River                                                   
  History, the Metro                                                   
  Regional Greenspaces                                                 
  & US Forest Service                                                  
  and the Jackson                                                      
  Bottom Wetland                                                       
  Preserve. Students                                                   
  will gain a                                                          
  cultural, historical                                                 
  and ecological                                                       
  understanding of the                                                 
  impact of the                                                        
  settlement of the                                                    
  lower Columbia                                                       
  River, beginning                                                     
  with the time of the                                                 
  Lewis and Clark                                                      
  expedition. Students                                                 
  will study the                                                       
  environment using                                                    
  past and current                                                     
  techniques and                                                       
  technologies.                                                        
  Activities include                                                   
  studies of plant and                                                 
  animal species,                                                      
  navigation and                                                       
  mapping using GPS,                                                   
  in addition to land                                                  
  use practices. It is                                                 
  anticipated that up                                                  
  to 72 students will                                                  
  participate in years                                                 
  1-2 of the project                                                   
  meeting bi-weekly                                                    
  after school,                                                        
  supplemented by a                                                    
  monthly field day                                                    
  and a summer                                                         
  institute. During                                                    
  the final year of                                                    
  the project,                                                         
  Leadership Teams                                                     
  will be formed with                                                  
  a subset of 24                                                       
  students who                                                         
  participate in                                                       
  advanced ecological                                                  
  studies and site                                                     
  planning while                                                       
  developing products                                                  
  for use in                                                           
  dissemination. A CD                                                  
  ROM showcasing                                                       
  student products and                                                 
  a website will be                                                    
  produced, as well as                                                 
  student posters and                                                  
  mapping data.                                                        
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**         0206917                                         

  **Award Title text   Science Education Resource Center               
  :**                                                                  

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Standard Grant                                  

  **Program Manager.   Julia Clark                                     
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     06-01-2002                                      

  **Expiration Date    05-31-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$362,945.00                                    

  **Investigator:**    L. Vernon Allwood                               

  **Sponsor:**         Morehouse School of Medicine                    

                       720 Westview Drive, S.W. Atlanta ,Georgia       
                       303101458                                       

  **Program Element    1537                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  The Morehouse School                                                 
  of Medicine proposes                                                 
  to develop a unique                                                  
  framework for                                                        
  stimulating and                                                      
  increasing interest                                                  
  in science,                                                          
  mathematics,                                                         
  engineering and                                                      
  technology within                                                    
  the predominantly                                                    
  minority K-12                                                        
  student population                                                   
  of Atlanta. The                                                      
  program provides a                                                   
  formal structure for                                                 
  coordinated science                                                  
  enrichment                                                           
  activities                                                           
  concentrated in the                                                  
  summer, and for                                                      
  year-round science                                                   
  outreach and                                                         
  partnership programs                                                 
  with schools in the                                                  
  Atlanta, Fulton and                                                  
  Dekalb school                                                        
  districts. The                                                       
  project builds on                                                    
  several well                                                         
  established programs                                                 
  at the medical                                                       
  school such as                                                       
  Elementary Science                                                   
  Education Partners                                                   
  (ESEP). Ten Saturday                                                 
  Academy sessions per                                                 
  year providing 22.5                                                  
  \"contact hours\"                                                    
  per student combine                                                  
  with a four-week                                                     
  Summer Science Camp                                                  
  of six hours per                                                     
  day, five days per                                                   
  week providing an                                                    
  additional130                                                        
  \"contact hours\"                                                    
  per student for 25                                                   
  elementary and                                                       
  middle school                                                        
  students in grades                                                   
  6-8. The program                                                     
  expands to include                                                   
  the high school                                                      
  student population                                                   
  by providing                                                         
  experiences in the                                                   
  laboratory with                                                      
  medical school                                                       
  faculty and research                                                 
  scientists. The                                                      
  Science Education                                                    
  Resource Center                                                      
  (SERC) will serve as                                                 
  a conduit for the                                                    
  delivery of                                                          
  inquiry-based                                                        
  educational                                                          
  experiences and                                                      
  hands-on science                                                     
  materials. A                                                         
  parental support                                                     
  group is involved                                                    
  via the Ben Carson                                                   
  Science Academy                                                      
  Parent Association.                                                  
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