INSECTS IN ELEMENTARY CLASS FOR EARLY LESSONS IN LIFE

我们建议在全国范围内推广这一出版物， 活昆虫在小学课堂上的早期课程。这 该出版物包括20个供K-3级教师使用的教案。 每个课程计划都有一个与健康相关的主题，并培养科学的 解决问题的方法。课程采用全语言形式， 实践经验，集思广益和讨论，以促进调查和 的发现 开发课程的方法是大学之间的伙伴关系， 科学家和小学教师。教师提供了什么样的输入 在教室里效果最好。科学家们提供了一些想法， 昆虫的项目是可行的。 设计课程的科学家-教师团队采用了 指导几个州的健康和科学基本技能。 在这样做的过程中，他们创造了解决内部基本技能的课程， 这些课程自然适合教师的课程。的 科学方法的使用是每堂课的核心， 从幼儿园阶段的观察和猜想到实验， 收集高年级的数据。通过表演科学或科学- 相关活动让学生对健康有更深刻的认识， 每节课的主题，并清楚地了解和直接什么是科学， 如何在生活中使用它。 在课堂上使用过教案的教师发现， 它们是有效和有用的。评估显示， 对教学有信心的教师人数增加 科学在小学课堂。80%的教师表示， 将继续使用教案来教授科学过程。 我们提出本建议的目标是： * 在全国范围内传播课程计划。使用有针对性的计划 领导学院在36个州，并在年度国家研讨会 科学教师协会会议，我们将培训约1200名教师 在使用的教训。 * 要对课程计划和 传播方法 * 完成西班牙语的翻译和形成性论文评估 的经验教训，并随后将其作为一部分， 传播程序 * 为霍皮印第安人保留地的学校制定课程计划。

We propose a nation-wide dissemination program for the publication Using Live Insects in the Elementary Classroom for Early Lessons in Life. This publication consists of twenty lesson plans for teachers at the K-3 level. Each lesson plan has a health-related topic and fosters a scientific approach to problem-solving. The lessons utilize a whole-language format, hands-on experiences, brainstorming and discussion to foster inquiry and discovery. The method for developing the lessons was a partnership between university scientists and elementary-school teachers. Teachers provided input of what works best in the classroom. Scientists provided ideas as to what kinds of projects with insects would be feasible. The scientist-teacher teams which designed the lessons adopted as their guide the State Essential Skills in Health and Science of several states. In so doing they created lessons that address the essential skills within health and science and which fit naturally into teachers curricula. The use of the scientific method is at the heart of every lesson, ranging from observation and conjecture at the kindergarten level to experimenting and compiling data in the higher grades. By performing science or science- related activities students acquire a keener understanding of the health topics of each lesson and learn clearly and directly what science is and how to use it in their lives. Teachers who have used the lesson plans in the classroom have found that they are effective and useful. The evaluation showed a significant increase in the number of teachers who felt confident about teaching science in the elementary classroom. 80% of the teachers said that they would continue to use the lesson plans to teach science process. Our objectives for the present proposal are: * To disseminate the lesson plans nation-wide. Using a targeted program of Leadership Institutes in 36 states, and workshops at the annual National Science Teachers Association meetings, we will train about 1200 teachers in the use of the lessons. * To perform a path-referenced evaluation of the lesson plans and the dissemination methods * To complete a translation and formative essay evaluation of the Spanish version of the lessons, and to subsequently include them as part of the dissemination program * To develop lesson plans for schools on the Hopi Indian reservation.