“Mykidsreallyunderstandsolarandearth-heatenergy,”saysasecond-gradeteacherinSaugus,California.“Someofthemarebuildingsolarcollectorsfortheirenergycourse.”TheseyoungscientistsarepartofCityBuildingEducationalProgram(CBEP),aparticularprogramforkindergartenthroughtwelfthgradethatusesthestagesofcityplanningtoteachbasicreading,writingandmathskillsandmore.
Thechildrendon’tjustplananycity.Theymapandanalyze(分析)thehousing,energy,andtransportationrequirementsoftheirowndistrictandforetellitsneedsin100years.Withtheaidofanarchitect(建筑师)whovisitstheclassroomonceaweek,theyinventnewwaystomeettheseneedsandbuildmodelsoftheircreations.“Designingbuildingsofthefuturegiveschildrenalotoffreedom,’’saystheteacherwhodevelopedthisprogram.“Theyareabletousetheirownrichimaginationandinventionswithoutfearofblame,becausetherearenowronganswersinafuturecontext.Infact,astheclassentersthefinalmodel-buildingstageoftheprogram,anelected‘official’and‘planninggroup’makeallthedesigndecisionsforthemodelcityandtheteacherstepsbackandbecomesanadviser.
CBEPisasetofactivities,gamesandimitationsthatteachthebasicstepsnecessaryforproblem-solving:observing,analyzing,workingoutpossibleanswers,andjudgingthembasedonthechildren’sownstandards.
小题1:Theprogramisdesignedto_________. |
| A．directkidstobuildsolarcollectors |
| B．trainyoungscientistsforcityplanning |
| C．developchildren’sproblem-solvingabilities |
| D．helpyoungarchitectsknowmoreaboutdesigning. |
小题2:Anarchitectpaysaweeklyvisittotheclassroomto________.A．findoutkids’creativeideasB．helpkidswiththeirprogramC．discusswiththeteacherD．givechildrenalecture小题3:Whoisthedesigneroftheprogram?A．Anofficial.B．Anarchitect.C．Ateacher.D．Ascientist小题4:Thechildrenfeelfreeintheprogrambecause__________.A．theycandesignfut
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