新编自然教材的特点是:1.引入了一些培养能力的内容,既要培养学生的观察、实验、逻辑思维、想象及创造等能力,也还要使学生学会一些栽培、饲养和制作的技能.2.因为要培养学生的能力,所以对知识的要求就降低了,每一课只有一两个知识方面的内容,不要求学生知道严格的定义、概念.3.实践性内容多,几乎每课都要学生自己作简单的观测、制作、实验. The new natural textbooks are characterized by: 1. The introduction of some of the contents of training ability, not only to develop students’ observation, experiment, logical thinking, imagination and creativity, but also to enable students to learn some cultivation, breeding and production skills .2. Because students’ abilities are to be cultivated, the demand for knowledge is reduced. Each lesson only has one or two knowledge-related content. Students are not required to know strict definitions and concepts. 3. Practical content is almost every Lessons must be made by the students themselves for simple observation, production, and experimentation.