Using Web-Based Simulations to Promote Inquiry

by: Mel Limson, Crystal Witzlib, and Robert A. Desharnais

Science teachers seek engaging, effective, and inquiry-based activities that are standards-aligned and convenient to implement in their classrooms. For many years, the web has provided teachers and students with a vast resource of factual information. Recently, websites have been developed where teachers can obtain effective inquiry-based tools for teaching science. This article reports on how one of these sites, the Virtual Courseware Project, was used to engage students in an inquiry-based study of the principles of genetic inheritance using innovative and experimental simulations.

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Type Journal ArticlePub Date 2/1/2007Stock # ss07_030_06_36Volume 030Issue 06

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