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Volume 12 Issue 16
April 15, 2008

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THIS WEEK'S REVIEWS
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This week, Education World reviewed three Web sites of interest to educators.

National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science
The case-study method of science teaching: a valuable resource.
http://www.educationworld.com/awards/2008/r0408-11.shtml

Energized Learning
Energy topics, including a home energy audit tool.
http://www.educationworld.com/awards/2008/r0408-09.shtml

The Molecular Workbench Museum of Models
Simulations on the molecular level at this highly interactive site.
http://www.educationworld.com/awards/2008/r0408-07.shtml

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REVIEWS
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National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science
The case-study method of science teaching: a valuable resource.
http://www.educationworld.com/awards/2008/r0408-11.shtml

REVIEW: A+
The State University of New York at Buffalo developed this site to showcase the teaching of science using the case study method. Included is a long list of case studies that can be used in the classroom.

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Energized Learning
Energy topics, including a home energy audit tool.
http://www.educationworld.com/awards/2008/r0408-09.shtml

REVIEW: A+
Energized Learning offers middle and high school students and their teachers standards-based lessons to help them develop a better understanding of energy and its complex interrelationships. It includes an interactive Web-based energy calculator and home energy audit toolkit developed by U.S.Department of Energy scientists at the Lawrence Berkeley National Library.

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The Molecular Workbench Museum of Models
Simulations on the molecular level at this highly interactive site.
http://www.educationworld.com/awards/2008/r0408-07.shtml

REVIEW: A+
This site from the Concord Consortium with funding from the National Science Foundation is a collection of interactive simulations and learning activities that have been produces using the Molecular Workbench, a free, open-source software program that can be downloaded at the site.

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Education: The Practice and Profession of Teaching
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