WISE4.5 is released!May 14, 2012
A stable release of WISE v4.5 is now available for download from http://wise4.org/. Among other goodies, there are tools for autoscoring and feedback, an easier authoring interface, and new customizable features in the Idea Manager tool. See the WISE4-Discuss Google Group for details! Click Here
New MItosis ProjectApr 17, 2012
The "Mitosis and Cell Processes Project,one of our most popular, has been completely updated. You will find it titled "What makes a good cancer medicine?: Observing mitosis and cell processes" in our Library.
AERA 2012Mar 19, 2012
We're getting ready for AERA in Vancouver, BC! New research presented April 13-17 by Marcia Linn, David Miller, Kelly Ryoo, and Hillary Swanson. Check us out on the AERA program!
WISE Server DowntimeFeb 6, 2012
The WISE server will be down for maintenance on Sunday February 12th from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM Pacific Standard Time. WE are sorry for any inconvenience.
New Design!Aug 10, 2011
We're excited to unveil our new design for WISE! Tell us what you think. We're still ironing out the bugs, so if you find any problems, let us know.
New WISE Projects!Aug 10, 2011
Great new projects have been added to our Library: "How Can Detergents be Used to Clean Oil Spills?" and "How Can We Recycle Old Tires?" for high school chemistry classes and "Investigating Planetary Motion and Seasons" for use in high school earth science or general science classes.
Blueprint for Great SchoolsAug 9, 2011
CA State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson calls for connecting children to the online world in the classroom and at home. See http://www.cde.ca.gov for more details.
New Review PaperAug 8, 2011
Gerard, Varma, Corliss, & Linn (in press). "Professional development in technology-enhanced inquiry science." Available online.
New Book PublishedApr 30, 2011
Linn & Eylon (2011). Science Learning and Instruction: Taking Advantage of Technology to Promote Knowledge Integration.
WISE4 Now AvailableAug 26, 2010
We are pleased to announce that our new learning environment WISE4 is now available in open beta format. WISE4 does require creating a new account. There continues to be no cost or commitment to joining. We will be continuing to add new projects over the next few months. Let us know what you think.
WISE 4.0 ProgressDec 1, 2009
We are currently in beta testing with our partner schools. We are looking forward to full release in the fall of 2010. Keep checking in for updates.
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Investigating Planetary Motion and Seasons - Spring 2011 Pilot
In this project, students collect and evaluate evidence from various hands-on activities, demonstrations and dynamic visualizations for seasons. They use their evidence to generate an explanation for seasons.
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Plate Tectonics 2011
Students investigate geologic patterns in the United States, then delve deeper into Earth's layers to understand how surface features and events arise from invisible inner processes.
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Global Climate Change
Students investigate how energy from the Sun affects global temperature and their role in global climate change. Requires Java 1.6.
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Mitosis & Cell Processes
The Mitosis unit helps students understand the stages of mitosis and associated cell structures within the context of learning about cancer.
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Genetics: Simple Inheritance
Students will learn about cystic fibrosis, a trait that is controlled by a single gene. Modes of inheritance including dominant and recessive allele transmission and genotypic combinations will be explored.
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Cellular Respiration 2011
Students investigate how plants release the chemical energy stored in glucose as usable energy and use this energy for growth, reproduction, and other energy needs.
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What makes a good cancer medicine?: Observing mitosis and cell processes [EB]
A new improved version of the "Mitosis and Cell Processes" project. The Mitosis unit helps students understand the stages of mitosis and associated cell structures within the context of learning about cancer.
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Photosynthesis 2012
Using interactive visualizations, students explore how light energy is transformed into chemical energy and how the chemical energy is stored in glucose during photosynthesis.
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- Physical Science
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Hanging With Friends
This project helps students integrate verbal, animated, and algebraic representations of velocity. Students interact with 3 dynamic models that help students relate velocity, position, and time. Students apply this knowledge to solve a real world problem.
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Graphing Stories (without motion probes)
This project helps students understand that every graph has a story to tell. The project is based on the study of motion.
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Graphing Stories (with motion probes)
This project helps students understand that every graph has a story to tell. The project is based on the study of motion.
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Thermodynamics in the Kitchen: Food for Thought
Students learn about thermal equilibrium through experiments and visualizations dealing with the conduction of heat energy.
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Chemical Reactions: How Can We Slow Climate Change?
Students investigate chemical reactions that result in an increase of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. They then apply the evidence they have gathered to understand the impact of human actions on global climate change.
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How Can Detergents Be Used to Clean Oil Spills?
Students learn the chemistry of detergents and how they were used to clean birds endangered by oil spills. While engaged in the topic of saving wildlife, students learn the standards-based topics of polarity, intermolecular attractions, and solubility.
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How Can We Recycle Old Tires?
Students investigate how to recycle old tires by comparing tires to commonly recycled materials. Students examine the relationships among chemical composition, atomic arrangements, bonding, and physical properties of substances.
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