The WorldWatcher Curriculum: Integrating Visualization into Inquiry-Based Science Learning

9720687《世界观察》课程由两个学期的单元组成；每个单元包括学习活动、教师支持材料、科学内容材料、软件和数据库。这些材料是以全球变化和生物多样性为主题的探究式科学学习课程，综合和广泛地利用科学可视化和数据分析。该课程利用了WorldWatcher，这是一个专门为教育用途开发的地理数据科学可视化和分析环境。这种基于标准的材料设计用于各种8-12年级的课程，包括地球科学、环境科学、生物、物理和化学。这些材料明确支持教师开发新的教学方法，尊重教师作为当地课程设计者的角色，并指导教师根据当地的目标和限制调整课程。

9720687 Edelson The WorldWatcher curriculum consists of two semester-long units; each unit includes learning activities, teacher support materials, science content materials, software and libraries of data. The materials are inquiry-based science learning curricula based on the themes of global change and biodiversity that make integrated and extensive use of scientific visualization and data analysis. The curriculum takes advantage of WorldWatcher, a scientific visualization and analysis environment for geographic data developed specifically for educational use. The standards-based materials are designed for use in a variety of 8-12 grade courses including earth science, environmental science, biology, physics and chemistry. The materials contain explicit support for teachers on developing new approaches to pedagogy and respect teachers' roles as local designers of curriculum, with guidance for adapting the curriculum to local objectives and constraints.