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The River City Project
Type of Resource: Online Activities
Free or Fee: Fee
Computer Needs: None Apparent
Link: Visit the Site!Recommendation:
5 of 5A superb exploration of the scientific process using current technologies similar to Second Life or The Sims. Robust website is helpful in providing curriculum and planning tools.
Description:
From the website: "As visitors to River City, students travel back in time, bringing their 21st century skills and technology to address 19th century problems. Based on authentic historical, sociological, and geographical conditions, River City is a town besieged with health problems. Students work together in small research teams to help the town understand why residents are becoming ill. Students use technology to keep track of clues that hint at causes of illnesses, form and test hypotheses, develop controlled experiments to test their hypotheses, and make recommendations based on the data they collect, all in an online environment."
Possible uses:
This 17-hour time on task experience can be a core experience in biology or social studies classes.
Related Resources:
Grade LevelContent Area(s) Science : Biology
Science : Ecology/Environment
Social Studies : Geography
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