Project CUES: Constructing Understandings of Earth Systems

《建构地球系统的理解》是《国家中学生科学教育标准》中地球与空间科学内容的综合性教材。 这些材料涉及基本的地球系统内容。 地球是一个相互关联的现象、过程和周期的协同物理系统，可能受到人类活动的影响。 为了支持学科知识和科学的性质的整合，学生从事指导和学生驱动的调查，并使用光盘或基于网络的工具，收集数据，并通过照片和可视化促进他们的探索。 希望学生能够就基于科学的个人和社会问题做出明智的决定。 所涵盖的主题包括太阳系的结构，地球/空间系统内的循环，地球和生态系统中物质和能量的流动，板块构造及其影响，水循环和天气，化石，塑造土地的过程，变化，可再生资源，资源管理和可持续性。 教材附有内容视频、教师指南、专业发展材料和网站。 各种评估包括发现先入之见，嵌入式评估，标准化测试和开放式问题。

"Constructing Understandings of Earth Systems (CUES)" is a comprehensive treatment of the Earth and Space Science Content of the National Science Education Standards for middle school students. The materials address fundamental Earth Systems content. The Earth evolves as a synergistic physical system of interrelated phenomena, processes and cycles that may be affected by human activities. To support the integration of subject matter knowledge and the nature of science, students engage in guided and student-driven inquiry and use CD-ROM or Web-based tools to gather data and promote their explorations through photographs and visualizations. Students are expected to make informed decisions about science-based personal and social issues. The topics covered include the stucture of the solar system, cycles within Earth/Space Systems, flow of matter and energy in and on Earth and in ecosystems, plate tectonics and its effects, the water cycle and weather, fossils, processes that shape the land, change, renewable resources, and resource management and sustainability. The textbook is accompanied by content video, a teacher's guide, professional development materials and a website. The variety of assessments include discovering pre-conceptions, embedded assessments, standardized tests, and open-ended questions.