LetÆs Explore Applied Physical Science (LEAPS)

加州大学圣巴巴拉分校物理系、化学系和工程系的教职员工正在与圣巴巴拉学区的教师合作，以提高中学物理科学课程中动手、用心学习的衔接能力。该项目建立在这些部门现有的教师和学校外展努力的基础上。研究员从参与部门的优秀研究经验丰富的研究生和本科生中选出。教师是从那些已经通过参加诸如教师研究经验等拓展项目与大学有过互动的人中挑选出来的。由教师/同事团队设计和实施的活动是基于加州标准的。一个适合年级的物理科学概念小组调查模式正在发展、试验和传播。该项目得到数学和物理科学理事会的部分支持。

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.