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Description: The Web-based Inquiry Science Environment (WISE) is a free online learning environment for 4th -12th grade science students. With support from the National Science Foundation, WISE students design, debate, and offer solutions to contemporary scientific controversies in areas like: · Deformed Frogs · Earthquakes · Genetically Modified Foods · HIV · Houses in the Desert · How Far Does Light Go? · Malaria · Plants in Space · Scientific Controversy · Thermodynamics · Water Quality · Wolves Most WISE activities are performed online; special WISE software guides students through web pages that provide content, "notes" and "hints" that encourage reflection, data visualization, causal modeling, simulations, online discussion, and assessment. In addition, the WISE Curriculum Library offers projects designed to be incorporated easily into science curricula at all grade levels. contains projects on topics in life, earth, and physical science. Finally, WISE offers a project-authoring environment in which teachers can customize projects to their own needs or even create their own. |
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Developer: Publisher: Grade Levels: 4-12 Cost: No Charge |
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Many classroom studies over the last 15 years have explored the role of technology in supporting scientific inquiry. This research has informed the development of WISE curriculum materials. WISE projects are designed to provide
opportunities for students to reflect on material they may have covered
in class but haven't yet applied in relevant ways. Research shows that
students who engage in WISE projects indeed demonstrate reliable learning
gains, as measured by assessments that reflect both content and process
standards. In other words, WISE activities help gain lifelong learning
skills. By performing activities in which they are asked to critique,
to compare arguments, and to design solutions or models, they are practicing
scientific reasoning and gaining important perspectives on the nature
of science. |
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WISE was developed based on 15 years of research in science education. It has been shown to be effective.
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