LetÆs Explore Applied Physical Science (LEAPS)

来自加州大学圣巴巴拉分校物理、化学和工程系的教职员工正在与圣巴巴拉学区的教师合作，以改善初中物理科学实践和思维学习的衔接。这项计划建立在这些部门现有的教师和学校外展工作的基础上。研究员是从参与部门的优秀的有研究经验的研究生和本科生中挑选出来的。教师是从那些已经通过参与诸如教师研究经验等扩展计划与大学互动的人中挑选出来的。由教师/同伴团队设计和实施的活动以加利福尼亚州标准为基础。正在开发、试点测试和传播一种适用于物理科学概念的小群体调查的年级模式。该项目得到了数学和物理科学局的部分支持。

Faculty members from the physics, chemistry and engineering departments at the University of California at Santa Barbara are collaborating with teachers in the Santa Barbara School District to improve articulation of hands-on, minds-on learning in physical sciences in the middle grades. This program builds on existing teacher and school outreach efforts of these departments. Fellows are selected from outstanding research-experienced graduate and undergraduate students in the participating departments. Teachers are selected from those who already have interacted with the university through participation in such outreach programs as Research Experience for Teachers. Activities to be designed and implemented by the teacher/fellow teams are based on the California State Standards. A grade appropriate model for small group investigation of physical science concepts is being developed, pilot tested and disseminated. This project is receiving partial support from the Directorate for Mathematics and Physical Sciences.