First, the nature and status of the curriculum
Primary school science curriculum is an important subject in the compulsory education stage, which aims to cultivate students' scientific literacy and inquiry ability and lay the foundation for their future development and lifelong learning. Compared with the previous edition, Science Curriculum Standard 2023 pays more attention to the cultivation of students' scientific literacy, inquiry ability and practical ability, and emphasizes the integration of scientific knowledge, scientific methods and scientific spirit.
Second, the curriculum objectives
The curriculum objectives of the new curriculum standard "Science Curriculum Standard 2023" include:
Improve students' scientific literacy and cultivate their scientific inquiry ability;
Cultivate students' scientific thinking and critical thinking;
Cultivate students' abilities of observation, experiment, analysis and reasoning;
Cultivate students' scientific application ability and innovation ability;
Cultivate students' interest and concern for the development of nature and science and technology.
Third, the course content and requirements
The new curriculum standard divides the content of primary school science curriculum into four themes, namely, material science, life science, earth and universe science and engineering technology practice. Each topic contains several learning contents, and each learning content has corresponding requirements and activity suggestions. For example, in the course of materials science, students will learn basic knowledge such as the nature, classification and change of materials, and will also participate in experiments and practical activities to explore the internal structure and change law of materials.
Fourthly, curriculum implementation and evaluation.
The new curriculum standard requires teachers to pay attention to students' inquiry and practice in the teaching process and adopt various teaching methods and means to stimulate students' interest in learning and desire for inquiry. At the same time, the new curriculum standard also requires teachers to pay attention to students' research, help them overcome research difficulties and improve research results. In terms of evaluation, the new curriculum standard emphasizes the diversity and process of evaluation, and pays attention to students' comprehensive quality and personality development.
Verb (abbreviation of verb) course revision and update
In order to adapt to the development of the times and the changes of students' needs, the new curriculum standards will be revised regularly according to the needs of educational development and scientific progress. The revision period shall not exceed ten years in principle. In the process of revision, opinions and suggestions will be solicited extensively to ensure that the revised curriculum standards can better meet the needs of the times and the development of students.
In short, the new curriculum standard "Science Curriculum Standard 2023" is formulated on the basis of fully considering the needs of the times and the development needs of students.