Department of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Louisville , Louisville, Kentucky.
Adv Physiol Educ. 2019 Sep 1;43(3):288-292. doi: 10.1152/advan.00042.2019.
The purpose of this outreach program was to promote elementary school students' understanding of human physiology and exercise science. I conducted this outreach event for 421 pre-kindergarten through grade 5 students attending a Spanish-immersion elementary school within a large, urban public school district in Kentucky. To meet the needs of the school's minority students, I delivered the Physiology Understanding (PhUn) program bilingually in both English and Spanish. The University of Louisville's PhUn team was composed of 14 undergraduate students, 5 graduate students, and 3 other faculty scientists who participated and supported me throughout the delivery of this outreach program. Elementary school students were taught about science, learned how to make scientific discoveries, and made predictions to test the hypothesis that heart rate increases with exercise. Hands-on activities and demonstrations included use of oxymeters, heart rate monitors, spirometry, blood pressure at rest and during exercise, and electromyography. We invited grade 4 and 5 students to participate in a science fair in which 32 students designed their own research projects and presented their findings during the science fair in three categories: English, Spanish, and bilingual.
本次外展活动旨在提高小学生对人体生理学和运动科学的理解。我为肯塔基州一个大型城市公立学区的一所西班牙语沉浸式小学的 421 名幼儿园至五年级的学生举办了这次外展活动。为了满足学校少数族裔学生的需求，我以英语和西班牙语两种语言提供生理学理解（PhUn）课程。路易斯维尔大学的 PhUn 团队由 14 名本科生、5 名研究生和 3 名其他教员科学家组成，他们在整个外展计划的实施过程中参与并支持了我。小学生们学习了科学知识，学会了如何进行科学发现，并对心率随运动增加的假设进行了预测。实践活动和演示包括使用血氧计、心率监测器、肺活量计、运动前后的血压和肌电图。我们邀请了四五年级的学生参加一个科学展览，其中 32 名学生设计了自己的研究项目，并在科学展览中以英语、西班牙语和双语三种形式展示了他们的发现。
