Making authentic data accessible: The Sensing the Environment inquiry module

Journal of Biological Education

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 119-122

  Griffis, Kathy ^a   Thadani, Vandana ^b   Wise, Joe ^c  

^a Buckley School   (United States)

^b LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c New Roads School   (United States)

Author keywords

Authentic inquiry; Curriculum development; Educative curricula; Inquiry module; Sensor data

Indexed keywords

EID: 47249158073     PISSN: 00219266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00219266.2008.9656124     Document Type: Article

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