Grant for a Conference to Plan Directions for Improving Physical Science Instruction in the Elementary Classroom

改进小学物理科学教学是 本次会议的主题由化学工业部组织， 美国化学学会的教育，通过其委员会， 学前科学和美国物理协会 教师 会议将对物理 目前在小学一级使用的科学内容和活动。 会议的两部分设计将允许与会者审查 学习理论的关键方面，因为它适用于教学 科学的概念，制定有效的 获取物理科学内容和活动的模式 使用，审查这些材料，并制定未来的方向 发展 参与者的选择是基于他们对以下方面的了解： 小学阶段的物理科学教育。会议将 1990年1月举行了为期一天的会前会议， 1990年5月举行了为期一天的会议; 1991年2月举行了为期三天的会议。 到 实现会议的具体目标和目的， 参与者将被组织成工作组， 在会议之间独立进行。 当这些任务组 完成了他们的工作，并协调了他们的个人报告， 会议将发表一份会议报告， 报告将包括：最初的目标和目的， 程序、调查结果和建议。 在许多学校 学区正在考虑改变他们的基础科学课程 对他们来说，从科学家那里得到这种建议是至关重要的， 社区 会议的费用分摊将是 国家科学基金会部分。

Improving Physical Science Instruction in the Elementary Classroom is the theme of this conference organized by the Division of Chemical Education of the American Chemical Society, through its committee of Pre-High School science and by the American Association of Physics Teachers. The conference will take a critical look at the physical science content and activities presently used at the elementary level. The conference's two-part design will allow participants to review the key aspects of learning theory as it applies to the teaching of scientific concepts at the elementary levels, formulate an effective model for obtaining physical science content and activities currently in use, reviewing these materials, and formulating directions for future development. Participants have been chosen based on their knowledge of physical science education at the elementary level. The conference will consist of a one-day pre-conference meeting, in January, l990; a four- day session in May, l990; and a three-day session in February, l991. To achieve the specific conference goals and objectives, conference participants will be organized into Task Groups that will work independently between the conferences. When these task groups have finished their work and have coordinated their individual reports with the work of the larger group, the conference will issue a conference report which will include: the original goals and objectives, procedures, findings and recommendations. At a time when so many school districts are considering changing their elementary science curriculum it is critical for them to have this type of advice from the scientific community. The cost sharing for the conference will be three hundred percent of the National Science Foundation portion.