Imapacts of Hands-On Science Curriculum for Elementary School Students and Families Delivered on a Mobile Laboratory
Imapacts of Hands-On Science Curriculum for Elementary School Students and Families Delivered on a Mobile Laboratory
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在移动实验室上为小学生和家庭提供科学实践课程的影响
DOI：
10.15695/jstem/v2i1.02
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2019
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William H. Roden
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作者：
Amanda L Jones;Alexander C. Chang;Rebecca A. Carter;William H. Roden
许多资源匮乏的学校缺乏高质量的动手科学教育。西雅图儿童研究所于2009年启动了一个移动的科学实验室项目，通过提供参与动手科学活动和与科学家互动的机会，支持华盛顿州学校的努力。在这项研究中，我们为四年级的学生及其家庭提供了强化的科学知识，目的是提高对生命科学关键主题的认识，增加学习科学的参与度，并鼓励学生对STEM职业的兴趣。为该项目创建了四项新活动，其中两项包括家庭参与。十所符合I类资格的学校的学生在移动的实验室完成了两个新的课程模块，学生和家庭成员参加了学校的科学之夜和西雅图儿童研究所的实地考察。参加该项目的学生在统计学上表现出对活动所涉及主题的了解以及识别典型STEM职业和与这些职业相关的任务的能力方面取得了显着的进步，这些职业一直持续到五年级。家庭活动参加得很好，家庭成员报告说，与孩子谈论STEM的信心增加了。
High-quality, hands-on science education is lacking in many low-resource schools. Seattle Children’s Research Institute launched a mobile science lab program in 2009 to support the efforts of schools in Washington state by providing access to engaging hands-on science activities and opportunities to interact with scientists. For this study, we provided intensive science enrichment to students in grade four and their families with the goals of improving knowledge of key topics in the life sciences, increasing engagement in learning science, and encouraging student interest in a career in STEM. Four new activities were created for this project, two of which included family participation. Students at ten Title I-eligible schools completed two new curriculum modules on the mobile lab, and students and family members attended a science night at the school and a field trip to Seattle Children’s Research Institute. Students who participated in the project demonstrated statistically significant gains in knowledge of the topics addressed by the activities and in the ability to recognize typical STEM careers and tasks associated with those careers, which persisted into grade five. The family events were well attended with family members reporting increased confidence in talking with their child about STEM.