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What’s a Gizmos STEM Case?
STEM Cases are Gizmos in which the student assumes the role of a scientist trying to solve a real world problem.
With interactive STEM Cases, science gets real!
STEM Cases put students in the role of STEM professionals tasked with solving real-world problems. Included as part of Gizmos, the interactive online case studies let students form and test ideas to find solutions — just like real scientists. Support students as they build a life-long skill set in STEM, opening the doors to countless opportunities.
Featured STEM Cases
Enzymes
As a veterinary technician, students learn about enzymes to help a dog that has been eating normally but is losing a lot of weight.
Learn More about the Enzymes STEM Case
Inside an Interactive STEM Case
STEM Cases engage students in-depth in science content, concepts, and practices while scaffolding instruction. Each starts with a real-world problem and then takes students through foundational knowledge and virtual guided-inquiry activities as they work to solve it. Students:
- Learn the science required to solve the problem
- Collect data to inform the investigation
- Analyze and interpret data to gain a deeper understanding of the problem
- Form a hypothesis on the cause of the problem and a potential solution
- Test the hypothesis through more experiments, and revise it based on new evidence
- Communicate findings by writing a case summary report
- Learn to work independently, building the autonomy they need to succeed
Support Meaningful Learning
Standards-based
Align to the latest educational standards.
Skills-based
Support science and engineering practices.
Phenomena-based
Frame learning in real-world experiences.
Real-time data. Real results.
It’s easy to differentiate instruction and address student learning needs with STEM Cases. Embedded, real-time formative assessments evaluate student progress as it happens. And real-time data heatmaps immediately uncover student problem areas. Best of all—research shows these tools elicit significant student learning gains when used in the classroom!
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