Constructing Science: Materials and Activities for Kindergarten and First-Grade

构建科学：幼儿园和一年级的材料和活动

• 批准号: 9252885
• 负责人: Aravind Joshi
• 金额: $ 55.06万
• 依托单位: University of Pennsylvania
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 1992
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1992-09-01 至 1997-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9252885&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Constructing; Science; Materials; Activities; Kindergarten

Constructing Science: Materials and Activities for kindergarten and First grade will use a collaboration of classroom teachers, science educators, university psychology and education researchers, and university scientists to develop, implement, evaluate and disseminate on a national basis model sets of instructional methods and materials for the active engagement of kindergarten and first-grade children in science learning and exploration. This process for curriculum development has been successfully piloted through a colloquium series initiated by the Citizens' Committee for Public Education in Philadelphia and facilitated by directors of PENNlincs with funding from PATHS/PRISM, ARCO and the Institute for Research in Cognitive Science, U of P. The proposed program will improve the quality of science education and at the same time ensure that more time is spent on science education in kindergarten. This project will bring developmentally appropriate science content and science processes to primary grade children in such a way (a) that scientists, educators and parents will be assured that children are truly learning important science concepts and processes, (b) that the methods have applicability to the realities of classrooms, and (c) that children's initial school experiences in science are rich and that children gain positive attitudes, motivation and vocabulary that will serve as a strong foundation for more formal science study. The methods will enhance any science curriculum available or under development.

构建科学：幼儿园和一年级的材料和活动将通过课堂教师、科学教育者、大学心理学和教育研究人员以及大学科学家的合作，在全国范围内开发、实施、评估和传播教学方法和材料的模型集促进幼儿园和一年级儿童积极参与科学学习和探索。 这一课程开发流程已通过由费城公共教育公民委员会发起并由 PENNlincs 董事推动并由 PATHS/PRISM、ARCO 和宾夕法尼亚大学认知科学研究所资助的系列研讨会成功试点。拟议的计划将提高科学教育的质量，同时确保幼儿园有更多的时间用于科学教育。 该项目将以这样的方式为小学儿童带来适合发展的科学内容和科学过程：(a) 让科学家、教育工作者和家长确信孩子们正在真正学习重要的科学概念和过程，(b) 这些方法具有适用性(c) 儿童在科学方面的初始学校经历是丰富的，并且儿童获得积极的态度、动机和词汇，这将为更正式的科学研究奠定坚实的基础。 这些方法将增强现有或正在开发的任何科学课程。