Parent Partners in School Science (PPSS)

0000636 MCCREEDY学校科学家长合作伙伴（PPSS）是富兰克林研究所和费城学区之间的合作项目。 这是一个为期三年半的计划，将为非正式科学学习中心提供关键作用，成为K-4学校科学教学家长支持的促进者。 PPSS计划将涉及教师，家庭和儿童在K-2年级的第一年，1-3年级的未来，最后在第三年2-4年级。 该方案纳入了国家科学标准，并与该地区学校的家庭和学校协会（HSA）合作，将影响3 600多名儿童、5 400名家长和45名教育工作者，他们将在整个项目期间参与该方案。 这肯定会展示一个非正式的科学中心如何支持学习，也希望成为一个有效的家长-教师和家长-孩子合作，以支持学习的模式。 将有开发的探索卡，这是在家庭schince挑战，探索日是基于博物馆的科学探究日，使用年度主题，在博物馆的家长/教师工作坊，最后是科学庆典，这是通过在富兰克林研究所展出一个月的展览展示参与者一年之久的成就，该项目的结构、传播活动和产品是为全国应用而设计的，并作为正规和非正规教育社区使用的模式。 希望该计划将为科学中心的方法学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.