Sunlight, Science and Understanding: A Theme Based Interdisciplinary Course

阳光、科学与理解：主题跨学科课程

• 批准号: 9950397
• 负责人: Jerald Dauer
• 金额: $ 15万
• 依托单位: University of Tennessee Chattanooga
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1999
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1999-07-15 至 2002-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9950397&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Sunlight; Science; Understanding; Theme; Based

Many students often have little or no confidence in mathematics and science and suffer from insufficient or inappropriate training. Yet many colleges and universities do not offer a laboratory course in the natural sciences that is designed and taught specifically for non-science majors. The Sunlight, Science and Understanding: A Theme Based Interdisciplinary Course targets non-science majors, especially future teachers. Adapted from the NSF supported Unity of Science Project at Mt. Holyoke College, this one semester course also incorporates selected features of similar courses at the University of South Florida, the University of Colorado, and St. Andrews Presbyterian College. This laboratory course, built around the theme of sunlight, its sources, uses, scientific and societal issues, stimulates active learning and is team taught by faculty from three science disciplines. This unique course also satisfies the general education requirement of the University.

许多学生往往对数学和科学缺乏信心或没有信心，而且没有得到充分或适当的培训。 然而，许多学院和大学不提供专门为非科学专业设计和教授的自然科学实验室课程。 阳光、科学与理解：一门以跨学科为主题的课程，面向非理科专业学生，特别是未来的教师。 改编自美国国家科学基金会（NSF）支持的科学统一项目。霍利奥克学院，这一个学期的课程还结合了南佛罗里达大学，科罗拉多大学和圣安德鲁斯长老会学院类似课程的选定功能。 这个实验室课程，围绕阳光的主题，其来源，用途，科学和社会问题，刺激积极学习，是由三个科学学科的教师团队授课。 这门独特的课程也满足了大学的一般教育要求。