Online+Data+Analysis+and+Web-based+Inquiry

=__Chapter 6: Acquiring Online Data for Scientific Analysis__=

1. Guidelines for Best Practice

 * Limit student searches to targeted websites and simplified data sets.
 * Make the learning relevant.
 * Integrate data into inquiry that reflect the science process.
 * Develop questions
 * Analyze data
 * Communicate findings
 * Contact education centers to request help.

2. Examples of Best Practice

 * Dan Meyer | [|Linear Fun #1 Air Travel]
 * Rhett Alain | [|The Price of a Piece of Lego]
 * Eeps Media | [|The Data Zoo]
 * CIESE | [|Population Growth]
 * Sloan Digital Sky Survey | [|Galaxy Zoo]

3. Additional Resources
=__Chapter 7: Web-Based Science Inquiry Projects__=

1. Guidelines for Best Practice

 * Provide a motivating entry point.
 * Provide access to authentic data.
 * Provide students with the means to make sense of the data.
 * Provide an opportunity to develop a culminating experience or a final artifact.
 * Provide flexibility.

2. Examples of Best Practice

 * [|WebQuest: The Physics of Bling]
 * [|WISE @ Berkeley]
 * [|CIESE Real Time Data Projects]
 * [|CIESE Collaborative Projects]