Middle School Science Curriculum Materials: Meeting Standards and Fostering Inquiry through Project-based Inquiry Science Units

中学科学课程材料：通过基于项目的探究科学单元达到标准并促进探究

• 批准号: 0137807
• 负责人: Janet Kolodner
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2002
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2002-12-15 至 2008-11-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0137807&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Middle; Science; Curriculum; Materials; Meeting

This comprehensive, project-based, inquiry-driven, middle school, science curriculum builds upon modules developed for Learning by Design at Georgia Institute of Technology and by LeTUS at the University of Michigan and Northwestern University. The latter were specifically designed for urban settings. The 15 units address national science content and process standards, focus on helping students acquire a qualitative understanding of the science principles and moves them toward a quantitative understanding. The time per unit is long enough that students can change their ideas in light of the evidence. The project develops a framework to assure complete coverage of fundamental topics. The pedagogy, use of software and the development of a scientific and collaborative culture are consistent, persistent and pervasive across the entire curriculum. The materials cover topics in physical, Earth/space and life sciences appropriate to the middle school and provide experience with diverse modes of scientific investigation -- experiment, observation, modeling, data mining, and history -- and standards of evidence are covered. Instructional technology is infused throughout and science is connected to the students' world by the use of engineering design. Assessments are embedded. The student and teacher materials are pilot tested locally and field tested more broadly. Materials for professional development of teachers are also developed.

这项基于项目的全面，探究驱动的中学，科学课程建立在佐治亚理工学院设计供设计的模块上，以及密歇根大学和西北大学的Letus。 后者是专门为城市环境设计的。 这15个单元涉及国家科学内容和过程标准，专注于帮助学生获得对科学原则的定性理解，并将其迈向定量理解。 每单位的时间足够长，学生可以根据证据来改变自己的想法。 该项目开发了一个框架，以确保完全涵盖基本主题。 在整个课程中，教学法，使用软件和发展科学和协作文化的发展是一致，持久和普遍的。 这些材料涵盖了适合中学的物理，地球/空间和生命科学的主题，并提供了各种科学研究模式的经验 - 实验，观察，建模，数据挖掘和历史 - 涵盖了证据标准。 在整个过程中注入了教学技术，并且通过使用工程设计，科学与学生的世界相连。 评估是嵌入的。 学生和教师材料经过当地测试，并进行了更广泛的测试。 还开发了教师专业发展的材料。