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written by Eugenia Etkina, Alan Van Heuvelen, Suzanne White Brahmia, and Xueli Zou
This website contains background information and resources for the ISLE curriculum in physics. This approach to teaching physics has students perform experiments and build models in a manner similar to physics research. Included are example labs and curricular materials, research results, and discussion boards.

This work is sponsored, in part, by the National Science Foundation.
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General Physics
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interactive laboratories, interative learning, model based reasoning, modeling, problem-based learning, scientific method
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E. Etkina, A. Van Heuvelen, S. White Brahmia, and X. Zou, (2007), WWW Document, (http://www.islephysics.net).
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E. Etkina, A. Van Heuvelen, S. White Brahmia, and X. Zou, ISLE: Investigative Science Learning Environment (2007), <http://www.islephysics.net>.
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Etkina, E., Van Heuvelen, A., White Brahmia, S., & Zou, X. (2007). ISLE: Investigative Science Learning Environment. Retrieved March 19, 2024, from http://www.islephysics.net
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Etkina, E, A. Van Heuvelen, S. White Brahmia, and X. Zou. ISLE: Investigative Science Learning Environment. 2007. http://www.islephysics.net (accessed 19 March 2024).
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Etkina, Eugenia, Alan Van Heuvelen, Suzanne White Brahmia, and Xueli Zou. ISLE: Investigative Science Learning Environment. 2007. 19 Mar. 2024 <http://www.islephysics.net>.
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