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- Title
The Fish Kill Mystery.
- Authors
Heid, Christy; Biglan, Barbara; Ritson, Margaret
- Abstract
The article discusses the significance of case studies to middle school students in the U.S. It is considered as an excellent method for engaging students in current work of scientists because they learn how to think and act like scientists. According to the National Science Education Standards' Content Standard for Science as Inquiry, such procedure increases middle grades understanding about the complexity of scientific inquiry and students learn to use their skepticism to raise legitimate questions about scientific investigations and explanations. Also presented are the steps in conducting a case study.
- Subjects
UNITED States; CASE studies; QUALITATIVE research; PROBLEM-based learning; RESEARCH; EXPERIMENTAL methods in education; MIDDLE school students; JUNIOR high school students; MIDDLE school education
- Publication
Science Scope, 2008, Vol 31, Issue 6, p16
- ISSN
0887-2376
- Publication type
Article