Alternative Strategies for Science Teaching and Assessment

Black Holes: Gravity's Relentless Pull
http://hubblesite.org/discoveries/black_holes/home.html

Virtual Trips to Black Holes and Neutron Stars
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/htmltest/rjn_bht.html

Virtual Field Trip: Supporting Geological Exploration Throughout the World - virtual field trip to Shark Bay and the Pilbara, Western Australia, from NASA in collaboration with the Macquarie University, the Australian Centre for Astrobiology and the ICT Innovations Center at Macquarie University
http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/vft/

Virtual Field Trip - Kiama, NSW - prepared by UniServe Science as an example of a local area study
http://science.uniserve.edu.au/school/virtexps/vftkiama/

Big Bend National Park - Virtual Field Trip, from Texas Christian University
http://geowww.geo.tcu.edu/bigbend/p16.html

LANAI LOOKOUT, S.E. OAHU - virtual reality field trip from Virtual Hawaii
http://satftp.soest.hawaii.edu/space/hawaii/qtvr/QTVR%20P3.html

Marine Virtual Explorer - from Stanford University
http://pangea.stanford.edu/projects/marve/

Ecosystem at Risk Virtual Fieldtrip - Minnamurra Rainforest, from HSC Online, Charles Sturt University
http://hsc.csu.edu.au/geography/ecosystems/case_studies/mmfweb/

Towra Point Mangrove Excursion - from the School of Biological Sciences, The University of Sydney
http://bugs.bio.usyd.edu.au/Mangroves/title.html

Virtual mangrove fieldtrip - produced by Jane West, OTEN
http://members.optusnet.com.au/~janewest000/Mangrove/home.htm

Geology Field Excursions: Introduction - from the Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Edinburgh
http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/undergraduate/field/

Kioloa Virtual Field Area - from Australian National University
http://kioloa-vfa.anu.edu.au/

A Virtual Geological Field Trip to Iceland - glaciation and volcanoes, from Northeastern University
http://www.casdn.neu.edu/~geology/department/staff/colgan/iceland/welcome.htm

Death Valley National Park Virtual Geology Field Trip - from United States Geological Survey
http://geology.wr.usgs.gov/parks/deva/devaft.html

Geology of the Smith River: A Virtual Trip Through The Josephine Ophiolite - from College of the Redwoods, Eureka
http://online.redwoods.cc.ca.us/depts/science/earth/smith/smith.htm

A Virtual Field Trip to the Stone Forest, Kunming, Republic of China - from John Butler
http://www.uh.edu/~jbutler/kunming/stoneforest.html

Virtual Field Trips - these Virtual Field Trips are partnerships between two or more classes .... run by oz-TeacherNet.
http://rite.ed.qut.edu.au/oz-teachernet/projects/virtual-field-trips/

The Day They Turned the Falls On: The Invention of the Universal Electrical Power System - from National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science at University of Buffalo
http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/projects/cases/niagara.htm

The Zoom Lens: A Case Study in Geometrical Optics - from National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science at University of Buffalo
http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/projects/cases/zoom_lens/zoom_lens.html Lost in Space: A case Study in engineering Problem-Solving - from National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science at University of Buffalo
http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/projects/cases/space/lost.html

Your Genes, Your Choice - 7 case studies involving genetic engineering.
http://ehrweb.aaas.org/ehr/books/contents.html

Regional Perspectives in Ecology and Environmental SCIENCE - case studies from McGraw Hill
http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/pae/environmentalscience/casestudies/

Case Studies for Schools Index - from Environmental Science, University of Lancaster, inlcudes Food Safety: Chemicals in Foods, Flood Forecasting and Warning, Predicting a High CO₂ Future and Living With a Volcano
http://www.es.lancs.ac.uk/casestud/default.htm

Case Studies in Science - from The National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science, State University of New York at Buffalo
http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/projects/cases/ubcase.htm

Other Case Study Sites on the World Wide Web - from The National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science, State University of New York at Buffalo
http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/projects/cases/webcase.htm

Case Method Teaching - from The National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science, State University of New York at Buffalo
http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/projects/cases/teaching/novel.html

Mystery Horse Disease - Hendra Virus - links to material on the 2000 outbreak of this disease in Queensland including a CSIRO PowerPoint presentation (that can be downloaded) that retraces the steps and techniques used to detect of this new virus
http://www.csiro.au/reports/Hendra2000/index.htm

Critical Thinking in Biology: Case Problems - A Guide for Instructors
http://www.saltspring.com/capewest/ct.htm

Problem-based Learning in Biology with 20 Case Examples
http://www.saltspring.com/capewest/pbl.htm

Problem detail: A Bad Day for Sandy Dayton - a physics problem solving sample activity from the Problem Based Learning Clearinghouse at the University of Delaware
http://www.udel.edu/pblc/samples/badday/

UCLA Statistics Case Studies - includes some relating to science such as Did Mendel Fudge his Data? from UCLA Department of Statistics
http://www.stat.ucla.edu/cases/index_body.php

Handbook of Engaged Learning Projects (Select Index of Projects)
   How Do We Inherit Our Biological Characteristics?
   Supplying Our Water Needs (Physical Science/Social Studies/Integrated Approach)
   Wildlife Trade: Buyer Beware
http://www-ed.fnal.gov/help/cover.html

Secondary School Materials: Case Studies - from Global Education, Australian Aid Progarm
http://www.globaleducation.edna.edu.au/archives/secondary/casestud/
including
Living with volcanoes in Papua New Guinea: Case Study
and
The Indian Gujarat Earthquake 26 January 2001: Case Study

Introduction to Case Study - from Nova Southeastern University
http://www.nova.edu/ssss/QR/QR3-2/tellis1.html

Knowledge Integration Environment - includes two topics for debate including links to appropriate resources, from the Graduate School of Education, University of California at Berkeley
http://www.kie.berkeley.edu/

Sample PBL Problems - Problem-Based Learning at the University of Delaware
http://www.udel.edu/pbl/problems/

The Minimum Essential for Problem-based Learning and Generic Problem-based Learning Essentials - from the Problem Based Learning Initiative, Southern Illinois University, School of Medicine
http://pbli.org/pbl/pbl_essentials.htm

What is PBL? - from the Center for Problem Based Learning at Illinois Science and Mathematics Academy
http://www2.imsa.edu/programs/pbln/

Problem-based Learning, especially in the context of large classes - from Chemical Engineering at McMaster University
http://chemeng.mcmaster.ca/pbl/pbl.htm

Problem-based Learning in Biology with 20 Case Examples
http://www.saltspring.com/capewest/pbl.htm

Critical Thinking in Biology: Case Problems
http://www.saltspring.com/capewest/ct.htm

DECISIONS, DECISIONS! - A Genetics Role-playing Activity - from AccessExcellence
http://www.accessexcellence.org/AE/ATG/data/released/0350-SharonNelson/

Rainforests of Madagascar: Role Playing and Decision Making - from Access Excellence
http://www.accessexcellence.org/AE/AEPC/WWC/1991/rainforest_role.html

The calicivirus controversy: a role play - within the Australian Academy of Science NOVA activity A plague on the pest - rabbit calicivirus disease and biological control
http://www.science.org.au/nova/001/001act05.htm

Darwin/Lamarck Court Case - at AccessExcellence
http://www.accessexcellence.org/AE/ATG/data/released/0078-DonMils/

Role-Play/Simulation: Groundwater Contanimation - from EDC's Center for Science Education
http://cse.edc.org/products/assessment/middleschool/roleplay.asp

Role-Playing Exercises - from Science Education Resource Centre, Carleton College
http://serc.carleton.edu/introgeo/roleplaying/index.html

Teaching Method: Role Play - from University of Saskatchewan
http://www.usask.ca/education/coursework/mcvittiej/methods/role.html

Hitting the Issues Head On: Using Role Play in Science Education - an article in pdf available from ERIC Digest
Article

Life as a Lizard Unit and Role Playing Game - from Tree of Life web project
http://tolweb.org/treehouses/?treehouse_id=3691

Competences, interest and role-play in science education - from Danish Research centre on Education and Advanced Media materials
http://www.dream.sdu.dk/uploads/files/Kofoed%20Mikkel%20H..pdf

The Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombs: role-play and students’interest in physics - from Center for Science and Mathematics Education & Danish Research centre on Education and Advanced Media materials
http://ej.iop.org/links/rkaF0ckhU/4A81nxwP3BGJ1Belav5vpA/pe6_6_002.pdf

Demands on the Land - role play activity of wild horse culling and/or relocation, Environmental Education Resource from Bureau of Land Management
http://www.blm.gov/education/00_resources/articles/wild_bunch/wildbunch7a.html

The Mystery Spot - at AccessExcellence
http://www.accessexcellence.org/AE/mspot/

croak - a scientific mystery from Access Excellence
http://www.accessexcellence.org/croak/

Chemistry Mysteries - from the American Chemical Society
http://www.chemistry.org/portal/a/c/s/1/general.html?DOC=vc2%5C2my%5Cmy2.html

Using Posters in Case Studies: The Scientific Poster as a Teaching Tool - from State University of New York at Buffalo
http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/projects/cases/posters.html

Guidelines for Designing and Writing a Scientific Poster - U.S. Department of Energy
http://www.osti.gov/em52/workshop/em52-gl.html

How to Make a Great Poster - an Educational Resource from American Society of Plant Physiologists
http://www.aspb.org/education/poster.cfm

The Class Poster Conference as a Teaching Tool - from North Carolina State University
http://www4.ncsu.edu/~grhess/papers/posterpaper.html

Poster Presentation of Research Work - from the Department of Chemical and Process Engineering,University of Newcastle upon Tyne
http://lorien.ncl.ac.uk/ming/Dept/Tips/present/posters.htm

Designing Effective Poster Presentations - Biological Sciences in the Science and Engineering Library, University of Buffalo
http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/asl/guides/bio/posters.html

Developing a Poster Presentation - from University of Kansas Medical Center
http://www.kumc.edu/SAH/OTEd/jradel/Poster_Presentations/PstrStart.html

How to Write a Scientific Poster - from The American Physiological Society
http://www.the-aps.org/careers/careers1/undergrad/uposter.htm

How Do You Prepare a Research Poster? - from The American Physiological Society
http://www.the-aps.org/careers/careers1/undergrad/glas.htm

Managing Australia's Biodiversity - a WebQuest developed by UniServe Science for Science Week 2001
http://science.uniserve.edu.au/school/sciweek/2001/

It's Just a Theory - a WebQuest produced by UniServe Science on the Theory of Plate Tectonics
http://science.uniserve.edu.au/school/quests/plattect.html

Australia's Megafauna - a WebQuest produced by UniServe Science on the Australia's megafauna and possible causes for its extinction
http://science.uniserve.edu.au/school/quests/mgfauna.html

Our Indigenous Garden - a WebQuest developed by UniServe Science
http://science.uniserve.edu.au/school/quests/nativeplants.html

"Black Smokers" WebQuest - a WebQuest developed by UniServe Science on hydrothermal vents
http://science.uniserve.edu.au/school/quests/hydroventwq.html

Oz Volcanoes - a WebQuest developed by UniServe Science on recent volcanic activity in Australia
http://science.uniserve.edu.au/school/quests/ozvolcanoes.html

Australian Landforms - a WebQuest developed by UniServe Science exploring the formation of the Australian Landscape
http://science.uniserve.edu.au/school/quests/ozlandforms.html

Hunt for Space Communication - developed by UniServe Science
http://science.uniserve.edu.au/school/quests/spaceth.html

Space Travel and Communication - a WebQuest, developed by UniServe Science
http://science.uniserve.edu.au/school/quests/spacewq.html

Superconductivity - a WebQuest, developed by UniServe Science
http://science.uniserve.edu.au/school/quests/superwq.html

Semiconductors and Modern Living - a WebQuest, developed by UniServe Science
http://science.uniserve.edu.au/school/quests/semiwq.html

oz-WebQuests - from Oz-TeacherNet
http://rite.ed.qut.edu.au/old_oz-teachernet/projects/webquests/index.html

The WebQuest Page - original site for WebQuests by Bernie Dodge and Tom March
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/

Ozline.com - including articles about WebQuest for Learning from Everything WebQuest! from Tom March, a founder of WebQuests
http://www.ozline.com/

WebQuests, On-line Research Modules and Other Web-Resourced Learning Activities - from oz-WebQuest, Oz-TeachersNet
http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/jmresources/webprojects.htm

WebQuestDirect
http://www.webquestdirect.com.au/

CyberGuides
http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/cyberguide.html

TrackStar
http://trackstar.4teachers.org/trackstar/

Hill of Fire - a cyberguide on volcanoes from San Diego County Office of Education
http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/hill/hilltg.html

Mini-Symposium on Genetic Disorders - at AccessExcellence
http://www.accessexcellence.org/AE/ATG/data/released/0348-RosieMcKinney/

Matters of the Heart - at A Science Odyssey, "Matters of the Heart" is a fascinating drama about the effects of changes in medicine and technology on one twentieth-century family
http://cgi.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/resources/play/

CLOCKWORK - hands on for habitat - a self directed, theatre based education package about biological diversity
http://home.vicnet.net.au/~clokwork/welcome.htm

A Picture is Worth ... a Thousand Words: Graphical Organizers as Thinking Technology - an article in From Now On (The Educational Technology Journal)
http://fno.org/oct97/picture.html

HyperPhysics - physics content presented as a series of concept maps with links to further content, from Georgia State University
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/hph.html

IHMC Cmap Tools - from IHMC Cmap Tools
http://cmap.ihmc.us/

Software for visualizing ideas - from Audience Dialogue
http://www.audiencedialogue.org/soft-visu.html

VUE - from Tufts University, registration and login required
http://vue.uit.tufts.edu/

Electricity Concept Map - from The NASA Sci Files
http://whyfiles.larc.nasa.gov/text/educators/activities/2000_2001/worksheets/elec_concept.html

Exploring Mars - an interactive concept map from Center for Mars Exploration (CMEX), NASA
http://cmex.coginst.uwf.edu/CMEX/Map%20of%20Maps.html

Concept Maps - from Quantum Science Across Disciplines, Boston University (Examples: Atoms/Orbitals Concept Map; Covalent Bond Concept Map; Molecular Orbitals; and Quantum Science Bio Mindmap)
http://qsad.bu.edu/ed/TeacherLog/conceptgifs/

Collaboration through Concept Maps - from University of Calgary
http://ksi.cpsc.ucalgary.ca/courses/679-95/jacobsen/collab.html

Concept- or mind-mapping for learning - from Study Guides and Strategies
http://www.studygs.net/mapping/

The Concept Mapping Homepage - What is Concept Mapping?, examples and software available, from University of Twente
http://users.edte.utwente.nl/lanzing/cm_home.htm

Concept Mapping and Curriculum Design - from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
http://www.utc.edu/Administration/WalkerTeachingResourceCenter/FacultyDevelopment/ConceptMapping/

Learning Resources: Mind Mapping - JCU Study Skills Online, James Cook University
http://www.jcu.edu.au/studying/services/studyskills/mindmap/

WebMap: Concept Mapping on the Web - from University of Calgary
http://www.w3.org/Conferences/WWW4/Papers/134/

Concept map - includes several Biology examples, from Chinese University of Hong Kong
http://www.fed.cuhk.edu.hk/~johnson/misconceptions/concept_map/concept_maps.html

The Graphic Organizer - then select Index - Graphic Organizers from the left hand menu
http://www.graphic.org/

Graphic Organizers - from Houghton Mifflin Eduplace
http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/

Inspiration: The Power of Visual Learning - software package for creating concept maps, with link to examples of science based concept maps
http://www.inspiration.com/vlearning/index.cfm

Future Wheels - from The Future Web, School District 21, Illinois
http://www.d21.k12.il.us/dept_instr/engaged_learning/FutureWeb/future_wheels.html

Interact scenarios - three scenarios from The DNA files, covering the topics of Marfan syndrome, breast cancer and Transgenics
http://www.dnafiles.org/interact/

Interactions, Issue 8, May 1995 - Using POEs for Assessment - the newsletter of SciencePlus Teachers Network
http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Education/SPTN/inter8.html#Using

Predict-Observe-Explain (POE) Science eTasks - from University of Technology, Sydney
http://www.ed-dev.uts.edu.au/teachered/poe/tasks/poehome.html

Predict-Observe-Explain eShell - from Learning Designs, University of Wollongong
http://www.learningdesigns.uow.edu.au/tools/info/T3/index.html

Teaching Method: Predict Observe Explain - from University of Saskatchewan
http://www.usask.ca/education/coursework/mcvittiej/methods/predict.html

Predict, Observe, Explain (POE) - from New Zealand Council for Educational Research
http://arb.nzcer.org.nz/nzcer3/strategies/poe.htm

A New Tool for Creating Predict-Observe-Explain Tasks Using Multimedia - from Matthew Kearney, UTS
www.ed-dev.uts.edu.au/personal/mkearney/homepage/acrobats/SEN.pdf

Teaching First Year Thermal Physics On-line - from The University of Sydney
http://www.physics.usyd.edu.au/uniserve/fekete.html

Interactive Teaching Resources for Thermal Physics Available on the Web - an article published in UniServe Science News
http://science.uniserve.edu.au/newsletter/vol8/fekete.html

Experiential Science: An "Experience First" Approach to Teaching and Learning Science -an Action Research report prepared at the Faculty of Education, Queen's University
http://educ.queensu.ca/~russellt/howteach/shawn-ar.htm

Constructivism and the Five E's - from Miami Museum of Science
http://www.miamisci.org/ph/lpintro5e.html

The 5Es - from Afterschool Training Toolkit, Southwestern Educational Development Laboratory
http://www.sedl.org/afterschool/toolkits/science/tk_5Es.html

Online Courses for Teachers: Teaching Evolution - excellent examples of using the Five Es in a teaching unit, from PBS Online
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/educators/course/

Open Wide and Trek Inside - teaching module for Stages 1 & 2 from National Institute of Health which uses the 5e model
http://science.education.nih.gov/supplements/nih2/oral-health/guide/implementing.htm

5Es teaching and learning model - from Primary Connections, Australian Academy of Science
http://www.science.org.au/primaryconnections/5Es.htm

BIOL409 INTEL® Modules: Guidelines for Teaching Evolution - from California State University at Fullerton
http://scied.fullerton.edu/biol409/IntelModulesGeneral.htm

Guidelines for Developing Inquiry -Approach Classroom/Lab Activities - MS Word file, from The American Physiological Society
http://www.the-aps.org/education/physinsts/guidelines.doc

The pH Factor - an example of a science topic using the Five Es, from Miami Museum of Science
http://www.miamisci.org/ph/

The Unfolding Vee - from University of Victoria
http://www.educ.uvic.ca/faculty/mroth/teaching/445/MiddleVee.htm

How Pathfinder Science Projects are Designed - from Pathfinder Science
http://pathfinderscience.net/teachers/curriculum.cfm

What is Research? - employing Vee diagrams to guide research
http://kancrn.kckps.k12.ks.us/guide/research.html

Student Portfolios: Classroom Uses - Education Consumer Guide, Office of Research
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/OR/ConsumerGuides/classuse.html

An Introduction to Science Portfolios - from Access Excellence
http://www.accessexcellence.org/21st/TL/mahood_port.html

THE USE OF PORTFOLIO ASSESSMENT IN EVALUATION - from CyberNet Evaluation, University of Arizona
http://ag.arizona.edu/fcs/cyfernet/cyfar/Portfo~3.htm

Portfolio Assessment - from Prince George's County Public School
http://www.pgcps.org/%7Eelc/portfolio.html

Portfolio Assessment: Design and Implementation - from teachervision.com, registration (free) is required to access this site
http://www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-4535.html

Portfolio-Based Assessment - from Prentice Hall School Professional Development
http://www.phschool.com/professional_development/assessment/portfolio_based_assess.html

Rubrics - including one for Portfolios, from Prentice Hall School Professional Development
http://www.phschool.com/professional_development/assessment/rubrics.html

Preparing Effective Oral Presentations - from University of Kansas Medical Center
http://www.kumc.edu/SAH/OTEd/jradel/Preparing_talks/TalkStrt.html

Effective Presentations - from University of Kansas Medical Center
http://www.kumc.edu/SAH/OTEd/jradel/effective.html

Oral Presentation Rubric - from Prentice Hall School Professional Development
http://www.phschool.com/professional_development/assessment/rub_oral_presentation.html

Making Effective Oral Presentations - from Northeastern University College of Business Administration
http://web.cba.neu.edu/~ewertheim/skills/oral.htm

A guide to oral presentation skills - from sBMJ Publishing
http://www.studentbmj.com/issues/05/10/careers/376.php

Presentation Rubric - from North Carolina State University
http://www.ncsu.edu:80/midlink/rub.pres.html

PowerPoint Rubric - from University of Northern Iowa
http://www.uwstout.edu/soe/profdev/pptrubric.html

Rubric for Multimedia Presentation PowerPoint - from Germantown Academy
http://www.ga.k12.pa.us/curtech/WEBQPRE/assesspp.htm

Technologies for Active Learning - from Tufts University
http://uit.tufts.edu/at/downloads/newsletter_sept_2004.pdf

Collaboration Rubric - from San Diego County Office of Education
http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/actbank/collaborub.html

Online Self and Peer Evaluation for Group-work - from North Dakota State University
http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/peer/about.html

Outbreak! Making Board Games About Drug-Resistant Bacteria and Antibiotics - Daily Lesson Plan from New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20071127tuesday.html

Exploring Learning Through Simulations and Games - page for course at San Diego State University, click on Board Game
http://edweb.sdsu.edu/Courses/EDTEC670/

What's the Matter - chemistry board game created by participants in above course
http://edweb.sdsu.edu/Courses/EDTEC670/archives/boardgamesF07/chemistryclue/index.htm

Calorific Consequences - an origin game created by participants in above course
http://edweb.sdsu.edu/Courses/EDTEC670/archives/boardgamesF07/caloric/caloric_consequences.htm

Feed Your Face - board game exploring the five food groups
http://eprentice.sdsu.edu/F03670/feedyourface/

Paleotopia Windows to the Past: The Board Game of Paleontology - an origin game created by participants in above course, available in pdf
http://eprentice.sdsu.edu/F03670/paleosite/

Who's eating Who - food web board game
http://edweb.sdsu.edu/courses/edtec670/Cardboard/Board/W/whoeats/board-game-template.htm

First Steps in Board Game Design - from EdWeb, San Diego State University
http://edweb.sdsu.edu/Courses/EDTEC670/boardgame/BoardGameDesign1.html

Game Boards - from Jefferson County School Board, has templates and ready made games for stimulus
http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/gameboard.htm

Human Body Board Game - a lesson idea from eduaction World
http://www.education-world.com/a_tech/techlp/techlp034.shtml

The Clean Scene - Board Game - from North Carolina Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance
http://www.p2pays.org/ref/15/14828.htm

Rocky's Time Machine Board Game - from Jurassic Coast, Dorset and East Devon World Heritage Site
http://www.swgfl.org.uk/Jurassic/rockiesgame.htm

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