The Science Club Kit for Elementary School Children

描述(由申请者提供)：在这笔第二阶段的小型企业创新研究(SBIR)拨款中，丹亚国际公司(Danya International，Inc.)提议开发一种名为科学俱乐部工具包的教育工具包，适用于从幼儿园到二年级的儿童。本产品将由以下材料组成：一份用户指南，其中包含15个1小时的课程计划，按主题分类(例如，生物、化学、动物学等)，对实地考察和嘉宾演讲的建议，为学生提供的资源，以及学生与朋友和家人在家完成的额外活动；以及75至100个活动、讨论、实验和益智卡片。这些材料将被开发，以便一个很少或没有接受过科学培训的成年人能够轻松地引导学生完成这些活动。在第二阶段，丹雅将为每个工具包完成DVD或视频组件，并对科学俱乐部工具包以及在第一阶段开发的研究俱乐部工具包进行广泛的评估。这些产品的目标是通过有趣和引人入胜的实验来提高孩子们对科学和研究的兴趣，同时为他们提供安全、有监督、有组织的课外活动。第一阶段的评估活动表明，研究俱乐部工具包在教育儿童关于科学、药物滥用和成瘾方面是可行和有效的，同时促进了对科学和研究的积极态度。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): In this Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant, Danya International, Inc. (Danya), proposes to develop an educational tool kit, called the Science Club Kit, for children in kindergarten through second grade. This product will consist of the following materials: a user's guide containing 15 1-hour lesson plans categorized by topic (e.g., biology, chemistry, zoology, etc.), suggestions for field trips and guest speakers, resources for students, and additional activities for students to complete at home with their friends and family; and 75 to 100 activity, discussion, experiment, and puzzle cards. The materials will be developed so that an adult with little or no training in science can comfortably lead students through the activities to completion. In Phase II, Danya will complete a DVD or video component for each kit and conduct an extensive evaluation of the Science Club Kit, as well as the Research Club Kit, which was developed in Phase I. The goal of these products is to increase children's interest in science and research with fun and engaging experiments, while simultaneously providing them with safe, supervised, structured activities outside of the classroom. The Phase I evaluation activities demonstrated that the Research Club Kit was feasible and effective in educating children about science, drug abuse, and addiction, while promoting positive attitudes toward science and research.