Science for Today and Tomorrow

两个为期8到10周的单元，一个专注于细胞，另一个专注于生殖和遗传，作为开发一门综合的、以评估为导向的中学科学课程的基础，该课程名为《今天和明天的科学》。为6年级和7年级教授生命和物理科学，以及在8年级教授地球科学制定了课程框架。这些基于研究的材料帮助学生发展一套核心思想的实用知识，这些核心思想是该学科的基础，并最终了解这些概念如何跨越各学科。学生材料和教师指南通过课堂测试的评估和基于网络的内容资源、模拟以及收集和解释数据的工具得到加强。在线专业发展材料使教师能够获得内容知识和教学技能。该网站还包括一个为管理人员提供信息的区域，包括支持教师的战略，以及另一个供社区成员让他们参与学生科学学习的区域。该项目建立在TERC以前的材料开发项目中吸取的经验教训的基础上。

Two 8 to 10 week modules, one focusing on cells and the other on reproduction and heredity, serve as the basis for the development of a comprehensive, assessment-driven, middle school science curriculum called "Science for Today and Tomorrow." A curriculum frramework is developed for Life and Physical Sciences to be taught in Grades 6 and 7 and Earth Science in Grade 8. The research-based materials assist students to develop a working knowledge of a core set of ideas that are fundamental to the discipline and ultimately to see how the concepts span the disciplines. The student materials and the teachers' guides are enhanced with classroom-tested assessments and web-based content resources, simulations and tools for gathering and interpreting data. On-line professional development materials allow teachers to gain content knowledge and pedagogical skills. The website also contains an area that provides information for administrators including strategies for supporting teachers and another area for community members to involve them in the students' science learning. The project builds upon the lessons learned in previous materials development projects at TERC.