Making Sciences: Data Modeling and Argumentation in Elementary Science

Making Science项目正在与科学家和教师合作开发以生态系统为重点的教学材料，这些材料使用传感器数据和技术来帮助二年级和三年级学生更加精通数据建模和科学论证。该项目的主要目标有两个：（1）为小学教师提供一个基于研究的课程，让学生探索和可视化环境数据，并使用数据构建科学论证，回答感兴趣的问题，（2）为儿童的科学论证的想法和能力的认知发展文献做出贡献。该项目正在推进我们对幼儿认知发展的理解，并告知我们对涉及收集和使用数据的学习进展的思考。该项目解决了NSF的两个重大挑战-改善小学教育和将尖端科学引入小学课堂。

The Making Science project is developing, in collaboration with scientists and teachers, ecosystems-focused instructional materials that use sensor data and technology to help second and third graders become more proficient at data modeling and scientific argumentation. The major goals of the project are twofold: (1) provide elementary school teachers with a research-based curriculum that engages students in exploring and visualizing environmental data and using the data to construct scientific arguments that answer questions of interest, and (2) contribute to the cognitive development literature on children's ideas about and abilities for scientific argumentation. The project is advancing our understanding of cognitive development in young children and informing our thinking about learning progressions that involve the collection and use of data. The project addresses two of NSF's grand challenges--improving elementary education and introducing cutting-edge science into elementary school classrooms.