The Fish Kill Mystery: Using Case Studies in the Middle School Classroom

Autor/inn/en	Heid, Christy; Biglan, Barbara; Ritson, Margaret
Titel	The Fish Kill Mystery: Using Case Studies in the Middle School Classroom
Quelle	In: Science Scope, 31 (2008) 6, S.16-21 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0887-2376
Schlagwörter	Animals; Middle School Students; Case Studies; Scientists; Water Pollution; Water Quality; Inquiry; Secondary School Science; Science Instruction + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Animal; Tier; Tiere; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Scientist; Wissenschaftler; Gewässerverschmutzung; Wasserqualität; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht
Abstract	Case studies are an excellent method for engaging middle school students in the current work of scientists. Students learn to think like scientists as they decide how to investigate the dilemma presented in the case study. This article describes one such case study, the Fish Kill Mystery, which takes place at a popular vacation spot--the beaches of North Carolina. Based on the original case from the National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science at the University at Buffalo (Kosal 2003), the authors modified the case and developed inquiry-based activities for use in the middle school classroom. (Contains 2 figures and 3 online resources.) (Author).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10