Yellow Jackie

URL: http://www.accessexcellence.org/yjackie/index.htm

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This is an interactive mystery with the plot of a yacht being infected with disease during a race. Students will play the role of detective and as they read through the mystery, the students will make choices that affect the path of the story. At the end of the storyline, the students must process all of the information to figure out what disease and its severity is present on-board the yacht. Students will be provided with some possible diseases along with detailed descriptions of each.

Summary

Subject keyword(s)	Achievement, Analyzing data, Classroom management, Collecting data, Disease, Education, Hypothesizing, Inquiry learning, Integrating technology, Interpreting data, Life Science, Life science, Observing, Science as inquiry, Science process skills, Scientific habits of mind, Teaching strategies, Using technology
Grade level	Elementary School, Middle School, Informal Education
Intended audience	Learner
Resource type	Instructional Material
Resource format	image, image/gif, image/jpeg, text, text/html
Rights	Copyright 2001 Ken Eklund and sciencemystery.com.

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Title	Middle School Portal: Math and Science Pathways (MSP2)
Link	http://msteacher2.org/
Description	The Middle School Portal 2: Math and Science Pathways (MSP2) supports middle grades educators with high-quality, standards-based resources and promotes collaboration and knowledge-sharing among its users. Educators use MSP2 to increase content knowledge in science, mathematics, and appropriate pedagogy for youth ages 10 to 15. MSP2 employs social networking and digital tools to foster dynamic experiences that promote creation, modification, and sharing of resources, facilitate professional development, and support the integration of technology into practice. MSP2 is a project of the Ohio State University College of Education and Human Ecology, National Middle School Association, and Education Development Center, Inc., and is funded by the National Science Foundation. The partners integrate resources, tools, and services across projects, and support multiple methods of resource discovery to meet the needs of this audience.
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-Advertisement- Access Excellence Home Mystery Spot Yellow Jackie Home You hired on as crew to help sail a yacht across half the Pacific. Now, two weeks later, in the aftermath of a gale 500 miles from land, You find something new added to your job description: Detective. Read the interactive mystery -- unravel the science-based clues -- enter your answer -- find out if you're right!   Site Feedback   Ad Content Feedback   About AE   Discussions   Copyright © Info    Privacy Policy   Sitemap  Email this Link   Contact   Access Excellence Home -Advertisement-