SuperScience: A Mass Media Program

The Scholastic公司“超级科学：大众传媒计划”项目将推出两本课堂科学杂志，一本面向1 - 3年级，另一本面向4 - 6年级，并附带一系列计算机磁盘材料。他们将强调实践和探究活动，将科学与阅读、数学和社会研究相结合。学生作为消费者、工人和公民所需要的科学技术技能和专门知识将是该项目的发展的一个重要方面。学生杂志将有教师指南和专为初年级教师设计的期刊。项目人员将使用一个由三部分组成的项目团队来支持开发超级科学的工作。首先，由科学教育界领袖组成的小组将担任顾问和顾问，以确保教学的合理性；第二，全国9个多民族地区的管理人员和教师将帮助制定杂志和软件的范围和顺序计划，并进行课堂实用性测试；第三，科技教育三角目标将帮助寻找实践科学家担任顾问，以确保材料的科学有效性。Scholastic Inc.成立于1920年，当时只有一份出版物。该公司目前出版29种学生课堂杂志和5种教师和/或主管专业杂志，以及教科书，学生平装书和课堂软件。发行商将在4年的开发阶段投资超过520万美元，并将在随后的几年中继续开展活动。该提案是为响应“小学科学教学计划II”项目征集而提交的，该项目鼓励出版商、学校系统和科学家/科学教育者之间的“三驾马车”伙伴关系。

The Scholastic, Inc. Project, Super Science: A Mass Media Program, will launch two classroom science magazines, one for grades 1 - 3, another for grades 4 - 6, with a companion series of computer disks materials. They will stress hands-on and inquiry activities that mix science with reading, math and social studies. The science and technology skills and know-how that students will need as consumers, workers, and citizens will be an important aspect in the development of the project. The student magazines will have teachers guides and a special periodical for early grade teachers. Project staff will use a three-part project team support effort to develop Super Science. First, a panel of leaders in science education will serve as advisors and consultants to ensure the pedagogical soundness; second, administrators and teachers in nine ethnically diverse districts nationwide will help formulate the scope and sequence plan for the magazines and software and will test for class practicality, third, The Triangle Goalition for science and Technology Education will help search out practicing scientists to serve as consultants to assure the scientific validity of the materials. Scholastic Inc. was founded in 1920 with a single publication. The company now publishes 29 classroom magazines for students and 5 professional magazines for teachers and/or supervisors as well as textbooks, paperbacks for students and classroom software. The publishers will invest in excess of $5.2 million during the 4 years development phase and will continue the activities in subsequent years. This proposal was submitted in response to the Program Solicitation, "Programs for Elementary School Science Instruction II," which encourages "troika" partnerships among publishers, school systems, and scientists/science educators.