J. Technology and Education, Vol.15, No.1, pp.31-36, 2008

教育論文

　

高山勝己^*、片岡　裕一、野村　栄市、吉村忠与志

　

福井工業高等専門学校物質工学科（〒916-8507福井県鯖江市下司町）

*takayama@fukui-nct.ac.jp

　

Educational Activities in Chemistry and Biology Classes for Junior High School Students through the Science Partnership Program

　

Katsumi TAKAYAMA,^* Yuichi KATAOKA, Eiichi NOMURA, and Tadayosi YOSHIMURA

　

Department of Chemistry & Biology Engineering, Fukui National College of Technology

(Geshi-cho, Sabae-shi, Fukui 916-8507, Japan)

　

(Received May 29, 2008; Accepted June 10, 2008)

　

Abstract

The science partnership program (SPP) was established by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology to improve the educational relationship between higher and lower institutions of learning. At the present, the program was under the charge of the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST). In 2004 and 2007, we held an SPP for junior high school students with a focus on chemistry and biology. The purpose of the chemistry program was to provide an introduction to the topic, and that of biology, to contribute to students’ understanding of global warming. In this paper, the content and effect of each SPP are described in detail. Both programs were considered to be successful on the basis of students’ answers to a questionnaire, in which they indicated satisfaction with them. However, the issue remained of how to help students understand the subjects well.

Keywords: Science Partnership Program, Junior High School Students, Educational Activities