PRIME Science

PRIME Science提供了一个美国改编的“Salter's 科学”--英国久经考验的多学科科学 中级课程。 科学是平衡的-不是 综合--生命、地球和自然科学之间的综合， 发展概念理解和整合 数学、技术和决策。 科学 严谨、有趣、对学生有用。 之间 提供结构的主要综合主题 六年级到十年级的课程是在太空中的地球， 物质的性质，等等。每个单元都以一个 应用程序. 教师指南首先是针对 一年的教师，而不是在他们的主要学科教学。 包括学生的先入之见，安全，背景， 介绍内容和评价项目的方式。 视觉刺激，设计精美的学生 40个单位的每一个补充资料都包含 应用程序，学生应该知道什么，什么 他们需要学习和可以做的活动。 的 教材由教师和科学家进行测试和重写， 美国各地的教育工作者。教授 加州大学/伯克利分校审查材料 内容的准确性。 英国的开发商是 设计团队。 适应不仅涉及语言 翻译，但改变数据，以感兴趣的美国人 观众和增加单位，以满足当地的利益， 框架。

PRIME Science provides an American adaptation of "Salter's Science"--a well-tested British multi-disciplinary science program for middle grades. The science is balanced - not integrated - between life, earth and physical science, developing conceptual understanding and integrating mathematics, technology and decision-making. The science is rigorous, interesting and useful to the student. Among the major integrative themes that provide structure for grades six through ten are the earth in space, properties of matter, etc. Each unit begins with an application. The teachers' guides are directed at first year teachers, not teaching in their major discipline. Included are student preconceptions, safety, background, ways of introducing the content and assessment items. The visually-stimulating, attractively-designed student supplements for each of the forty units contain the application, a summary of what students should know, what they need to learn and the activities the can do. The materials are tested and rewritten by teachers and science educators at several sites throughout the US. Professors at the University of California/Berkeley review the materials for content accuracy. The British developers are part of the design team. The adaptation involves not only language translation, but changing data to interest American audiences and adding units to meet local interests and frameworks.