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Abstract:
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It is incumbent upon teachers to reach out to students through methods that capitalize on the students' own motivations . Because of the diversity of self -referential personal styles of learning , reaching every student with a cookie -cutter approach to teaching is nearly impossible . This report explores the application of a type of problem -based learning known as "Legacy Cycles" that apply web technology to answer challenges presented as scenarios . The scenarios give students a similar experience to scientists pursuing investigation and research . Students then search for answers to questions , learn more about the processes being taught with hands -on activities , and prepare a product to demonstrate mastery of the content . In this example of the Legacy Cycle , three challenges are used to teach concepts of density , ocean currents and plastic pollution . |