PRIME Science

PRIME Science提供了一个美国版的“索尔特科学”，这是一个经过良好测试的英国多学科科学课程。这门科学在生命、地球和物理科学之间是平衡的，而不是综合的，它发展了对概念的理解，整合了数学、技术和决策。科学严谨，有趣，对学生有用。为六年级到十年级提供结构的主要综合主题包括空间中的地球、物质的性质等。每个单元都以一个应用程序开始。教师指南针对的是一年级教师，而不是他们专业的教师。包括学生的先入之见、安全、背景、介绍内容的方式和评估项目。40个单元中的每个单元都有视觉刺激、设计吸引人的学生补充材料，其中包含了申请、学生应该知道的内容、他们需要学习的内容以及他们可以做的活动的总结。这些材料由美国各地的教师和科学教育者测试和重写。加州大学伯克利分校（University of California/Berkeley）的教授们审查这些材料的内容准确性。英国开发人员是设计团队的一部分。改编不仅包括语言翻译，还包括改变数据以使美国观众感兴趣，并增加单元以满足当地的兴趣和框架。

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.