Life Lab Elementary Science Program: Curriculum Developmentand Field-Testing

这个项目的活动将建立在国家认可的生命实验室基础科学计划的基础上。“生命实验室计划”是一个以花园为基础的体验式科学计划，让小学生学习生物、化学、物理、营养学、地球科学和数学的概念。在生命实验室中，学生通过课堂练习和花园实验室的实践活动探索科学，并根据收集到的数据合作解决科学问题和做出决策。这个项目始于1978年，当时加州圣克鲁斯的绿亩小学（Green Acres Elementary School）在操场上建造了一个小温室。虽然温室是用来娱乐的，但老师们很快发现他们的学生正在从他们的园艺工作中学习科学，并且非常享受。在接下来的五年里，教师、管理人员和社区成员将温室项目发展成为生命实验室项目，一个多学科的科学项目。生活实验室课程将概念学习与实际应用相结合，向学生展示科学与日常生活的联系。该项目将继续开发课程材料，启动评估工具的开发，确定成功采用该计划的必要条件，并确定基础科学教育的组织框架。

The activities of this project will build upon the nationally recognized Life Lab Elementary Science Program. Project Life Lab is a garden- based, experiential science program in which elementary students learn concepts in biology, chemistry, physics, nutrition, earth science and mathematics. In the Life Lab, students explore science through classroom exercises and practical activities in the garden laboratory, and work cooperatively in solving scientific problems and making decisions on the basis of the data they have collected. This program began in 1978 when Green Acres Elementary School in Santa Cruz, California, built a small greenhouse on its grounds. Though the greenhouse was intended for recreational purposes, teachers soon found that their students were learning science from their gardening work, and enjoying it thoroughly. Over the next five years, teachers, administrators and community members developed the greenhouse project into Project Life Lab, a multi-disciplinary science program. Life Lab lessons integrate concept learning and practical applications in ways that demonstrate to students that science relates to everyday life. This project will continue development of curricular materials, initiate development of assessment instruments, identify essential conditions for successful adoption of the program, and define an organizational framework for elementary science education.