caa a22 4500 46912797X CHVBK 20180323133155.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170328e19920601xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/BF00694835 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/BF00694835 Von Blum Ruth Jostens Learning Corporation, 6170 Cornerstone Court East, 92121, San Diego, California aut Computer-simulated laboratory explorations for middle school life, earth, and physical Science [Elektronische Daten] [Ruth Von Blum] Explorations in Middle School Science is a set of 72 computer-simulated laboratory lessons in life, earth, and physical Science for grades 6-9 developed by Jostens Learning Corporation with grants from the California State Department of Education and the National Science Foundation.3 At the heart of each lesson is a computer-simulated laboratory that actively involves students in doing science improving their: (1) understanding of science concepts by applying critical thinking to solve real problems; (2) skills in scientific processes and communications; and (3) attitudes about science. Students use on-line tools (notebook, calculator, word processor) to undertake in-depth investigations of phenomena (like motion in outer space, disease transmission, volcanic eruptions, or the structure of the atom) that would be too difficult, dangerous, or outright impossible to do in a "live” laboratory. Suggested extension activities lead students to hands-on investigations, away from the computer. This article presents the underlying rationale, instructional model, and process by whichExplorations was designed and developed. It also describes the general courseware structure and three lesson's in detail, as well as presenting preliminary data from the evaluation. Finally, it suggests a model for incorporating technology into the science classroom. Plenum Publishing Corporation, 1992 Computer nationallicence middle school nationallicence junior high nationallicence science nationallicence laboratory nationallicence simulations nationallicence Journal of Science Education and Technology Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers 1/2(1992-06-01), 121-134 1059-0145 1:2<121 1992 1 10956 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00694835 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00694835 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 100 1- Von Blum Ruth Jostens Learning Corporation, 6170 Cornerstone Court East, 92121, San Diego, California aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Science Education and Technology Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers 1/2(1992-06-01), 121-134 1059-0145 1:2<121 1992 1 10956 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer