Hi, This is a forwarded message from Liz Gibson. (She is not on the
lists anymore as she has a new job with IT).
Hi Everyone
Apologies to faculty for multiple postings...
The following websites have been nominated as top rated Web-based Inquiry
Activities (WBI's) for learning Science in 1-6 U.S. Classrooms. I thought
you might all be interested in having the list. I have included a quote of
the criteria a website has to meet to be on the list, followed by the list
of sites.
Liz
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"To be included in the list, the activity must contain at least
the first three essential features of classroom inquiry, as
described in Inquiry and the National Science Education
Standards (Olson & Loucks-Horsley, 2000), and now modified to
address the possibility that learners in such science inquiries
could draw conclusions rather than formulate explanations
(Trowbridge, Bybee, and Powell, 2000):
1. Learners are engaged by scientifically oriented questions.
(Scientifically oriented questions may be stated explicitly or
may be implied as a task.)
2. Learners give priority to evidence, which allows them to draw
conclusions and/or develop and evaluate explanations that
address scientifically oriented questions.
3. Learners draw conclusions and/or formulate explanations from
evidence to address scientifically oriented questions."
NASA Student Involvement Program
http://www.nsip.net/
"I think best match your criteria: My Planet Earth for grades
3-4 and Watching Earth Change which includes upper elementary
students"
Growth of Bean Seeds: Qualitative and Quantitative Observations
http://members.nbci.com/jdenuno/Bio~Seeds.htm
"It is written for a 9th grade honors biology class and refers
to their textbook as a resource, but the activity itself is
appropriate for any level science."
NASA S'COOL Project
http://scool.larc.nasa.gov
The KanCRN project
http://kancrn.org
"We have several grade 1-6 projects going."
The WebQuest page at San Diego State University
http://edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/webquest.html
"Go to examples then to science. Some fit the guidelines stated
for inquiry some do not."
Amazing Space
http://amazing-space.stsci.edu
"The Space Telescope Science Institute's attempt at web-based
education. Games with astronomical themes for all levels,
supposed to be educational but you can judge for yourself if
they satisfy your criteria."
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory Kids
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/kids/kids_index.html
JOPL has a page of links for kids (including amazing space)--
might want to check out some of these, esp. the "Starchild" site
at Goddard Space Flight Center.
ISCI Interactive Science
http://www.cositoledo.org/isci
"The project is a state of Ohio funded telecommunications
content grant. It is written for a wide 5-10 grade impact. We
have had first session linking students to NASA and move on to
Woods Hole, Fermi and Shedd next school year."
Biology Lessons for Prospective and Practicing Teachers
http://www.BiologyLessons.sdsu.edu/
"Many but not all lessons are suitable for students in grades
1-6."
WISE - The Web-based Inquiry Science Learning Environment
http://wise.berkeley.edu/welcome.php
The GLOBE Program
http://www.globe.gov/
ExploreScience.com
http://www.explorescience.com/
Whyville
http://www.whyville.net/top/
"inquiry on pollination " - exact title unknown; this Website
could not be accessed at this time.
http://educate.si.edu/resources/lessons/siyc/pollen/start.html
WhaleNet
http://whale.wheelock.edu
Athena - Earth and Space Science for K-12
http://www.athena.ivv.nasa.gov/
Square of Life
http://k12science.stevens-tech.edu/curriculum/squareproj/
Down the Drain
http://k12science.stevens-tech.edu/curriculum/drainproj/
Wonderful World of Weather
http://k12science.stevens-tech.edu/curriculum/weatherproj/
Biological Timing Online Science Experiment
http://www.cbt.virginia.edu/Olh/
Walking With Woodlice
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/hosted_sites/woodlice/
Carolina Coastal Science
http://www.ncsu.edu/coast/
The Globe Program
http://www.globe.gov/
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Pam Davis
Technical Support -Analyst II
Division of Education
One Shields Avenue
University of California, Davis 95616-8579
ptdavis@ucdavis.edu
phone 530-752-5476
http://education.ucdavis.edu
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