Project First STEP: (Science and Technology Education Program)

这个项目的独特之处在于学校科学材料的主要出版商（D.C. Heath &; Co.）、全国知名的科学家和科学教育者、联邦机构（美国国家航空航天局、联邦航空管理局、国家海洋和大气管理局、民用航空巡逻队）、科罗拉多大学和美国太空基金会之间的合作。其结果将是一个完整的6、7、8年级的基础教学材料计划。它将具有：0实践，探究为基础的活动；O利用空间和航空技术，激励学生学习生命、地球和物理科学；O以抽象科学概念的具体表达为中心的活动；O注重合作学习策略；O鼓励两性平等和少数民族及残疾人参与的办法。

The uniqueness of this program lies in a collaboration among a major publisher of school science materials (D.C. Heath & Co.), nationally known scientists and science educators, federal agencies (National Aeronautics & Space Administration, Federal Aviation Administration, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the Civil Air Patrol), the University of Colorado, and the U.S. Space Foundation. The result will be a complete basal instructional materials program for grades 6,7, and 8. It will feature: o hands-on, inquiry-based activities; o use of space and aviation technologies to motivate students to study the life, earth, and physical sciences; o activities centered on concrete representations of abstract scientific concepts; o a focus on cooperative learning strategies; o approaches that encourage gender equity and the participation of minorities and the disabled.