Chemical Education for Public Understanding Project

劳伦斯科学馆的化学教育促进公众理解项目（CEPUP）将开发用于中/初中水平的跨学科材料，向学生介绍化学品及其在生活中的重要性。cepp材料将突出与科学技术相关的直接社会关注领域。学生将学习以化学为基础的活动和实验，重点关注环境、生物技术、工业过程、农业实践、替代能源和健康科学。cepp提案是一个为期三年的项目，旨在修订和实地测试试点阶段生产的四个模块，并在全国开发和评估另外十二个模块。该项目与各种学校系统和专业组织保持着强有力的合作关系，并将与这些团体和LAB-AIDS公司共同努力，确保材料的长期广泛传播。工作人员和劳伦斯科学馆被认为非常有资格进行这项研究。该提案明确提出了提高初中科学水平的需要，并承诺在全国范围内产生重大影响。该项目的目标与教学材料开发计划的目标一致。

The Chemical Education for Public Understanding Project (CEPUP) at the Lawrence Hall of Science will develop interdisciplinary materials for use at the middle/junior high school level to introduce students to chemicals and their importance in their lives. CEPUP materials will highlight areas of direct societal concern associated with science and technology. Students will be given chemistry based activities and experiments that focus on the environment, biotechnologies, industrial processes, agricultural practices, alternative energy sources and health science. The CEPUP proposal is a three-year project to revise and field test the four modules produced during the pilot phase, and to develop and evaluate an additional twelve modules nationally. The project has maintained a strong cooperative working relationship with a variety of school systems and professional organizations and will work together with these groups and LAB-AIDS, Inc., to insure the long term widespread dissemination of the materials. The staff and Lawrence Hall of Science are considered highly qualified to conduct this product. The proposal addresses a clear need for improving middle/junior high science and promises to have a substantial impact throughout the nation. The project's goals are consistent with those of the Instructional Materials Development Program.