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CASES Online
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The CASES Online website features a collection of investigative lessons, or "cases," that are designed to engage students in exploring the science behind real-world problems. The cases use the principles of Problem-Based Learning and other student-centered strategies. They cover a wide range of science and mathematics topics for kindergarten through undergraduate students. For example, in “The Case of the Room 116 Blob,” a scenario designed for middle school life science classes, two students encounter a strange substance as they enter their classroom. Students need to determine whether the substance is harmful—or even alive. In "Signed with a Kiss," an investigation for high school chemistry students, a student named Marie finds a sultry note from another girl in her boyfriend's textbook, but a dark pink lipstick kiss is the note's only signature. How can Marie use chemistry to figure out the identity of the mystery girl? Could the girl be one of Marie's friends? All cases contain learning objectives and state and national standards, as well as student handouts and teacher guides with assessment plans and case notes. The cases, which can be searched by subject and grade level, were designed and tested by teachers, students, and faculty associated with curriculum development programs sponsored by the Emory College Center for Science Education. Educators, who must register to access the cases, are encouraged to submit cases of their own to the collection.
Cases Online
The collection of cases on this website is designed to help educators transform their students into motivated investigators and lifelong learners.
Media: Web pageProgram Director: Patricia Ann Marsteller, Ph.D.
Award Years: 1989, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006
Summary: Emory University is a private research university in Atlanta, Georgia. Its HHMI-funded initiatives include:
- The introduction of new interdisciplinary courses and approaches that have helped reform the undergraduate science curriculum;
- The SURE (Summer Undergraduate Research at Emory) program, which has placed and mentored more than 1000 students since 1990 and acted as a catalyst for an international research program;
- The HHMI Curriculum Development Fellows program, which gives selected graduate students and postdocs the chance to help develop new courses, problem-based learning materials and supplemental instruction for introductory biology, chemistry and mathematics courses;
- The formation of collaborative communities of current and future faculty, undergraduate students and high school teachers to improve science education in metro Atlanta schools; and
- The development of Web-based interdisciplinary curricula, such as CancerQuest and Cases Online.