Full-Scale Development - LEAP into Science: Engaging Diverse Communities in Science and Literacy

该奖项源于先前试点研究的杰出成果。在试点研究中，仅限于费城地区，发现当有一个综合系统，结合儿童文学和动手/调查为基础的STEM实验时，儿童和家庭更好地学习和吸收STEM概念。这项工作的新阶段将更深入地探索一些做法，并在全国增加10个地点。在加入这一新的干部时，“既定”的做法将受到挑战，新的挑战将被发现，新的文化将产生新的挑战。该项目是富兰克林研究所、华盛顿大学和特拉华州大学的合作成果。将向新地点提供基本的教学材料，并在该奖项的任期内举办讲习班，以确定目标和目的。此外，每月的电话会议将使每个人都了解出现的问题和挑战。此外，由于全国各地在文化和背景方面的差异，每个新网站将有自由，以适应其客户和保持标准。

This award is derived from the outstanding results of a previous pilot study. In the pilot study, limited to the Philadelphia area, found that children and families learned and assimilated STEM concepts better when there was an integrated system that combined children's literature and hands-on/inquiry based STEM experiments. The new phase of this effort will explore more deeply some of the practices and add 10 more sites across the country. In adding this new cadre, the "established" practices will be challenged, new challenges will be discovered, and new cultures will engender new challenges. The project is a collaborative effort by the Franklin Institute, the University of Washington and the University of Delaware.Basic instructional materials will be given to the new sites and workshops will be held during the tenure of this award to establish the goals and objectives. Further, monthly teleconferences will keep everyone informed of issues and challenges that arise. In addition, due to the variation across the Nation in terms of culture and backgrounds, each new site will have the freedom to accommodate its clientele and maintain the standards.