WOW
lessons are designed for infusion into the existing science curriculums
for college freshmen and advanced high school students. The lessons
use the aquatic environment and real lake data to explore basic
science concepts through two different approaches: a directed
study ("Studying") and an inquiry ("Investigating") approach.
The directed studies allow students to apply and learn concepts
through direct, guided experience. The inquiry lessons provide
a more open-ended opportunity for students to discover the same
concepts.
Each
teacher's lesson plan provides general direction for guiding students
to understand the topic through the directed study and the inquiry
approach. Student lessons are organized into a thinking framework
of six sequential components that are critical for improving scientific
and technological literacy: knowledge base, experimental design,
data collection, data management and analysis, interpretation
of results, and reporting results. The teacher lesson plans follow
the same format.
Lesson
titles are simple and descriptive so that you may easily find
useful materials. We recommend you begin by reviewing the student
lessons that may be appropriate for your class. When you've found
a student lesson to use, return to the menu below to review the
associated teacher's lesson plan. There are tutorials to help
you and your students get familiar with the site, they may be
accessed from the menu below, or at the top of any 'teacher' page.
