Middle School Science Curriculum Materials: Meeting Standards and Fostering Inquiry through Project-based Inquiry Science Units

中学科学课程材料：通过基于项目的探究科学单元达到标准并促进探究

• 批准号: 0137807
• 负责人: Janet Kolodner
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2002
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2002-12-15 至 2008-11-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0137807&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Middle; Science; Curriculum; Materials; Meeting

This comprehensive, project-based, inquiry-driven, middle school, science curriculum builds upon modules developed for Learning by Design at Georgia Institute of Technology and by LeTUS at the University of Michigan and Northwestern University. The latter were specifically designed for urban settings. The 15 units address national science content and process standards, focus on helping students acquire a qualitative understanding of the science principles and moves them toward a quantitative understanding. The time per unit is long enough that students can change their ideas in light of the evidence. The project develops a framework to assure complete coverage of fundamental topics. The pedagogy, use of software and the development of a scientific and collaborative culture are consistent, persistent and pervasive across the entire curriculum. The materials cover topics in physical, Earth/space and life sciences appropriate to the middle school and provide experience with diverse modes of scientific investigation -- experiment, observation, modeling, data mining, and history -- and standards of evidence are covered. Instructional technology is infused throughout and science is connected to the students' world by the use of engineering design. Assessments are embedded. The student and teacher materials are pilot tested locally and field tested more broadly. Materials for professional development of teachers are also developed.

这种全面的、以项目为基础、以探究为导向的中学科学课程建立在乔治亚理工学院、密歇根大学和西北大学LeTUS为“设计学习”开发的模块基础上。后者是专门为城市环境设计的。这15个单元涉及国家科学内容和过程标准，重点是帮助学生获得对科学原理的定性理解，并将他们推向定量理解。每单位的时间足够长，学生可以根据证据改变他们的想法。该项目制定了一个框架，以确保基本主题的完整覆盖。在整个课程中，教学方法、软件的使用以及科学和协作文化的发展是一致的、持久的和普遍的。这些材料涵盖了物理、地球/空间和生命科学的主题，适合中学，并提供了多种科学调查模式的经验——实验、观察、建模、数据挖掘和历史——以及证据标准。教学技术贯穿始终，科学通过工程设计与学生的世界联系在一起。评估是嵌入的。学生和教师的材料在当地进行了试点测试，并在更广泛的范围内进行了实地测试。教师专业发展的材料也被开发。