Parent Partners in School Science (PPSS)

学校科学的家长合作伙伴（PPSS）是富兰克林研究所和费城学区之间的一个合作项目。这是一个为期三年半的项目，它将为非正式科学学习中心提供关键作用，使其成为家长支持K-4学校科学教学的促进者。PPSS项目将包括第一年K-2年级的教师、家庭和孩子，第二年1-3年级，最后是第三年的2-4年级。该项目结合了国家科学标准，并与当地学校的家庭和学校协会（HSA）合作，在项目的整个生命周期内，将影响3600多名儿童、5400名家长和45名教育工作者。这个项目有几个目标和要素。这将展示一个非正式的科学中心是如何支持学习的，也希望成为一个有效的家长-教师和亲子合作支持学习的典范。将开发探索卡，这是家庭的家庭科学挑战，发现日是基于博物馆的科学探究日，使用年度主题，在博物馆举办家长/教师研讨会，最后是科学庆祝活动，通过在富兰克林研究所展示一个月的展览，展示参与者一年的成就，然后在参与的学校巡回展览。该项目的结构、传播活动和产品是为国家应用而设计的，并作为正式和非正式教育社区使用的典范。希望该项目将为科学中心的方法和实践提供新的机会，为学校的科学议程提供直接支持。

0000636MCCREEDYParent Partners in School Science (PPSS) is a partnership project between The Franklin Institute and the Philadelphia School District. This is a three and one-half year program which will provide a pivotal role for the informal science learning center to be a facilitator in parental support of K-4 school instruction in science. The PPSS program will involve teachers, families and children in grades K-2 the first year, grades 1-3 the next, and finally grades 2-4 in the third year. The incorporation of the national science standards and working with Home and School Associations (HSA) in the area schools, the program will impact over 3600 children, 5400 parents and 45 educators participating over the life of the project.There are several goals and elements in the program. This will certainly demonstrate how an informal science center supports learning and it is also hoped to become a model for effective parent-teacher and parent-child collaboration to support learning. There will be Exploration Cards developed, which are at-home schince challenges for families, Discovery Days that are museum-based days of science inquiry using the yearly theme, Parent/Teacher Workshops at the museum, and finally a Science Celebration which is a showcase of participants' year-long achievements via an exhibit to be displayed at The Franklin Institute for a month, then traveling the exhibit to participating schools.The project's structure, disseminination acitivites and products are designed for national application and as a model for use in both formal and informal education communities. It is hoped the program will offer new opportunities for science center methology and pratice to provide direct support for the school agenda in science.