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Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Secrets at Sea -- Today's Daily Science Favorite

This interactive website guides students on a discovery to learn the Secrets at Sea.  Begin by finding out what is causing the whales to leave their pods. 
"Ace on the Case: Secrets @ Sea is a curriculum-based adventure story for grade 4-7 students on the World Wide Web. This engaging website game complements ocean-theme units of study in the classroom and enhances studentsÌ learning experiences using the Internet. Students play the starring role of "Ace", assistant investigator to Paula Pacific, who is assigned to examine unusual behaviours noticed in killer whale populations in the Alanamorris Strait. As Ace progresses through the story, s/he must successfully complete a number of ocean-related learning activities. The knowledge gained from completing these activities leads the student to the solution of the case. "

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