Tours Through Time -- Accessing Science through Technology: A K-12 Project

提案：ESI IMD-97-29949提交机构：加州大学首席研究员：David Lindberg提案标题：穿越时间的旅行-通过技术获取科学：一个K-12项目摘要：该项目开发模块来模拟古生物博物馆的一系列参观或游览。在这些模块中，每个基本的导览，包括叙述和图像，都强调了理解“一个大想法”所需的主要科学概念。旅游分为三个级别：K-4、5-8、9-12，分别用英语和西班牙语进行。在任何给定的教室中，学生的水平各不相同，因此教师可以在适当的级别分配学生参观。包括嵌入式活动，更深入的短途旅行，以及参观研究实验室，学生可以在那里第一手学习科学过程并发展研究技能。每个模块包括一个在线教师指南，其中包括：教学策略、教学活动、与标准的联系、评估和教师进一步理解的资源。所有材料均可通过网络访问或CD-ROM获得。该项目模拟了最先进的研究和技术，并采用了K-12课堂上鼓励的教学策略，在这些课堂上，科学以一种相互联系的、概念性的和建设性的方法进行教授。开放式探究允许学生积极参与自己的概念和故事的构建。成本分担率为17%。

Proposal: ESI IMD-97-29949 Submitting Institution: University of California Principal Investigator: David Lindberg Proposal Title: Tours Through Time-Accessing Science through Technology: A K-12 Project abstract: This project develops modules to simulate a series of visits or tours to a paleontology museum. Within the modules, each basic tour, including narrative and images, emphasizes the major science concepts needed to understand "a big idea." The tours are produced in three levels: K-4, 5-8, 9-12, each in English and Spanish. Within any given classroom, student levels vary, so teacher can assign students to a tour at an appropriate level. Included are embedded activities, side trips for more depth, and a visit to a research lab where students learn the processes of science first-hand and develop research skills. Each module includes an on-line Teacher's Guide that contains: teaching strategies, instructional activities, connections to Standards, assessment, and resources for further teacher understanding. All materials are available through Web access or on CD-ROM. The project models state-of-the-are research and technology and employs instructional strategies that are encouraged in K-12 classrooms where science is taught in a connected, conceptual, and constructive approach. Open-ended inquiry allows students to be actively engaged in their own construction of the concepts and story. Cost sharing is 17%.