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Libraries as
hands-on STEM
centers
图书馆—STEM的实践中心
Carol Tang唐檀生
Coalition for Science After School
放学后科学联盟
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STEM
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Science 科学
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Technology 技术
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Engineering 工程
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Math 数学
全体大学本科学位的学生
STEM专业的本科学位学生
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Coalition for Science After School
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Google earth?
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Photos from California Academy of Sciences, Scottsdale Community Colleg
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摇篮中的科学家
Photos from UC Berkeley and MIT News Office, by Patrick Gillool
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Photos from Google.com & Balazs H.
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Science
科学
Youth
Development
青少年发展
Career development/Economic justice
职业发展/ 经济公正
Growing healthy
young people
through science
experiences
科学体验中健康成长的孩子
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Science Engagement 参与科学活动
 Out-of-school
time critical 有限的校外
时间
 Hands-on, experiential
 Engagement
 Focus
vs. Knowledge 参与和求知
on questions 关注问题
 Relevance
 Adult
亲身体验
相关性
role models 大人做榜样
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Afterschool STEM 课外STEM
Recognizing
“engagement” as a
critical outcome 重在参与
Explore
co-learning, non“expert” methods 探寻共同学习，使
用非专业手段
Should
embrace, not replace,
youth development values 包容而
不是替换青少年发展的价值观
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Science Learning
Youth Development
科学学习
青少年发展
Curiosity
Curiosity 好奇心
Exploration
Motivation
Motivation 动机
Shows initiative
Responsibility
Responsibility 责任
Self-determination
Persistence
Persistence 坚持
Persistence
Science
Science Capable
Capable
掌握科学
Identity
Identity 身份
Mastery
Appreciation
Appreciation 欣赏
Relevance
Interest
Interest 兴趣
Engagement
Sees ability to succeed
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Learning in Afterschool and
Summer Principles
Learning that is active
学习是主动的
Learning that is collaborative
学习是合作的
Learning that is meaningful
学习是有意义的
Learning that supports mastery
学习支持掌握
Learning that expands horizons
学习可以开阔眼界
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Done well…干得不错
 Develop
own voices 发展自己的声音
 Individual
 Gain
voices heard聆听个人声音
confidence in their voices 获得自
信
 Be
active, not passive 主动，别被动
 Share
their voices 学会分享
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High quality science activities高品质
的科学活动
 Did
it surprise and interest you?你对这个活动有兴趣吗？
 Did
it make you ask questions?这个活动有激发你提问吗？
 Did
you make observations?你有没有进行观察？
 Did
you make predictions?你有没有进行预测呀？
 Did
you test your ideas? 你有没有实践过？
 Did
you share your findings and ideas?你有分享你的发
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you find it relevant? 你有发现它的关联性吗？
现成果和想法吗？
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Libraries 图书馆
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Informal learning settings 非正式的学习设置
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Free-choice learning 自由选择学习
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Non-STEM staff 非STEM职员
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Connected to community needs 与社区需求相联系
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Allow for unstructured exploration and open-ended learning
允许非结构性的探索和开放式的学习
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Important outside of school重要的课外学
习
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Limited time in school 在学校的时间是有限的
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Feels “required” and not fun 感觉总是“要求”做什么，没有乐趣
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Not part of every day life 不是每天生活的一部分
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Usually only one approach 通常只有一种途径
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Out-of-school STEM课外STEM
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More time to explore 更多的时间去探索
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Less goal-oriented, more open-ended更多的开放式学习而非目的性
学习
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Relevant to every day life 与每天的生活息息相关
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Diverse approaches 多种多样的方式
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Family participation 家庭参与
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Lifelong learning 终身学习
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MOTS Year 5 Annual Report 5年的年
度报表
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Century Skills 21世纪技能
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Using the Internet 使用电脑
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Critical thinking 批判性思维
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Judging reference materials 判断参考资料
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Searching for information 资料搜索
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Science kits for loans 借贷的科学知识
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Hands-on exhibits in libraries在图书
馆展出手工制作
Queens Library: Children’s
Library Discovery Center
皇后图书馆
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+ 2008年北京奥运会奖牌榜
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Math in MiM
MiM中的数学
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Counting, estimating, arithmetic 计算，评估，算数
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Measuring, timing 测量，定时
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Data 数据
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Patterns and geometry 模式和几何学
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Coins and money 硬币和钱
一分钟有几个
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How Many in a Minute?
一分钟有几个
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Predict: In one minute, how many times can you draw a
star?
预测：你可以在一分钟画多少颗星星？
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Strategies for counting stars计算星星的
方式
Librarian: How did you count?
图书管理员：你怎么数星星啊
Child 1: By 10’s 十个十个数
Child 2: I counted across by 1’s
对角线数
Child 3: Up and down从上向下数
Child 4: I wrote the numbers as I counted 数
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一个，写一个数字
How Many in a Minute?一分钟有
几个
Initials 名字
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Prediction 预测
Actual 实际数
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Icebreakers and social activities
“破冰”以及社会活动
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Requires working cooperatively
and taking turns 要求轮流合作完成
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Emphasizes social skills 强调社会技能
Rate It
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Icebreakers and social activities:
Find Someone 找朋友
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Activities with movement
• Includes:包含
- scavenger hunts 寻宝游戏
- quick “get the wiggles out”
activities 快速摇摆小精灵活动
- gym games 体育游戏
Five Second Dash
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Look Around
看一看
Children become
familiar with the
library as they
count and
measure.
孩子们在寻宝任务中熟悉
了图书馆
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Posters and displays 海报和展示
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Everyone adds a response and compares results每一个人都
要回复并且比较结果
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Great for public spaces对公共空间有益
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English and Spanish 英语和西班牙语
Mystery Jars
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Posters and Displays:
Quick Questions 快速提问
“We posted ‘How many presidents in your
lifetime?’ around election time. Patrons came in
and had to put a dot on the chart to vote. Even the
parents—were, wait a minute, I can’t just divide
my age by 4, because what if a president was 2
terms? … One mom said, ‘You’re 9, so how
many elections is that?’ The girl knew Bush, two
terms. She thought about it and said that’s two
4’s, that’s 8, so one more president from before
Bush, 2, and now Obama makes 3.”
选举期间我们贴了一份《你一生中有几个总统》
的海报。行人需要在表上加个点来投票。这甚
至吸引了一些父母，他们说我是不是不能只
把岁数除以4，因为有的总统连任？一个母亲
对女儿说：你9岁了，知道有过几次选举吗？
小女孩知道布什连任两届，于是想了想，说两
个4年就是8年，那在布什之前还有一个总统，
加上现在的奥巴马，一共3个
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Tell them it’s math告诉他们这是数学
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Demystifies阐明
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Gets them to like math带领他们喜欢数学
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Makes connections to every day life 与每天的生活相联系
如何微笑联盟
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Y4Y.ed.gov
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+ STEM图书馆
+ YouTube Channel YouTube频道
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http://www.birds.cornell.edu/celebra
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Resources for Afterschool
Professionals
Science After School Consumers Guide
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Joe Ravi CC-BY-SA 3.0
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Coalition for Science
After School 放学后科学联盟
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