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Direct linkJohnson, Carla J. – Science Scope, 2004
A rock investigation set up as a problem-based learning mini-unit for the author's seventh grade integrated science students. To start this unit, she explains to students that NASA has sent us a container of rocks that they would like to have identified. It is up to the students to assume the role of geologists and come up with some way to…
Descriptors: Grade 7, Teaching Methods, Units of Study, Science Instruction
Johnson, Carla – Science Scope, 2003
Recent events, such as the anthrax scares and the SARS outbreak, have forced teachers to focus on issues such as disease control and bioterrorism in their own backyards. Students are aware of the current biological issues in the news and are curious about infectious diseases and the issues relating to biological warfare. In order to address the…
Descriptors: Disease Control, Terrorism, School Safety, Problem Based Learning
