INSECTS IN ELEMENTARY CLASS FOR EARLY LESSONS IN LIFE

这份提案是四个部分中的第一部分(材料开发)， 基础教育倡议在教室里使用昆虫。这个 手头的项目本身就是完整和独特的。健康 在这个项目中开发的相关课程材料将被分发 通过网络和培训活动。 “在小学教室里用昆虫作为生命的早期课程”将 为K年级学生开发20套健康课程和活动 通过3；为使用材料的教师举办工作坊；测试 课堂上的课程和活动；并根据老师的要求进行改进 评估。在每一节课中，研究昆虫都会学到重要的东西 人类成长或幸福的概念。活着的昆虫被选为 交通工具，因为孩子们似乎天生就对 对他们的好奇心。昆虫是可以买到的，价格便宜，而且许多需要 很少的维护。作为热情和兴趣的焦点，昆虫将 允许教师介绍原本可能微妙的主题或 太丢人了。对于昆虫，这样的话题会自然而然地出现。 为了使材料令人兴奋和吸引人，每个健康课主题 将有亲身实践的科学活动。孩子们将有机会 在制作过程中将基本技能应用于跨学科活动 观察。基本技能和跨学科联系将吸引 每一个小学生的长处或兴趣。这个环保总局项目将建立新的 发展课堂教师和科学家的互动伙伴关系 关于特定健康主题的想法和制定完整的教案， 材料列表、学生数据工作表和结束练习 总结经验教训。最后的课程草稿将在191年前进行测试 教室：亚利桑那大学地区的131个教室。全国 传播将通过在三个教室的60个教室中测试课程开始 密苏里州、马萨诸塞州和密西西比州的学区。这些网站 将成为未来国家培训和传播的重点。 通过将健康和生活技能课程与科学活动相结合，这 该项目将引导孩子们对昆虫的天生好奇心 对他们如何成为最好的成年人的期望。有自己的生活 孩子们可以联想到的模式将帮助他们记住重要的健康 以积极的方式提供事实。这些昆虫科学的一个附带好处是 活动正在延长学生们对科学职业的梦想。十年后 当理科职业减少时，更多健康的学生考虑 通过他们的小学阶段的科学生涯将会有重要的 对美国科学和技术的影响。 该项目的大部分将围绕亚利桑那大学展开。这个 项目工作人员以及主要的科学家和教师团队将在 该大学昆虫科学中心。第二个小分队将 在马萨诸塞州大学的区域内运行。

This proposal is the first part (Materials Development) of a four part, elementary education initiative using insects in the classroom. The project at hand is complete and distinct in its own right. The health related curricular materials developed in this project will be disseminated through the network and training activities. "Using Insects in Elementary Classrooms for Early Lessons in Life" will develop 20 sets of health lessons and activities for students in grades K through 3; hold workshops for teachers using the materials; test the lessons and activities in classrooms; and make refinements based on teacher evaluations. In each lesson, insects will be studied to learn important concepts of human growth or well being. Living insects were chosen as a vehicle because children seem to have an innate fascination for and curiosity about them. Insects are available, inexpensive and many require little maintenance. As a focus of enthusiasm and interest, insects will permit teachers to introduce topics that otherwise could be delicate or embarrassing. With insects, such topics will arise naturally. To make the materials exciting and attractive, each health lesson topic will have hands-on science activities. Children will have opportunities to apply basic skills to interdisciplinary activities while making observations. Basic skills and interdisciplinary tie ins will appeal to a strength or interest of every pupil. This SEPA project will establish new interactive partnerships of classroom teachers and scientists to develop ideas on specific health topics and to develop complete lesson plans, materials lists, student data worksheets, and closure activities for summarizing the lessons. The final draft lessons will be tested by 191 classrooms: 131 in the area of The University of Arizona. National dissemination will begin by testing the lessons in 60 classrooms in three school districts in Missouri, Massachusetts, and Mississippi. These sites will become the foci for future national training and dissemination. By blending health and life skills lessons with science activities, this project will channel children's natural curiosity for insects towards expectations of how they can become optimum adult humans. Having a living model to which children can relate will help them remember important health facts in a positive way. One of the side benefits of these insect science activities is prolonging students' dreams of science careers. In a decade when science careers are decreasing, more healthy students considering science careers through their elementary years will have important consequences for American science and technology. Most of the project will center around The University of Arizona. The project staff and main team of scientists and teachers will operate out of the Center for Insect Science at The University. A second small team will operate in the area of the University of Massachusetts.