What does a WISE project look like?

Students do most WISE activities on a computer, using a web browser such as Netscape or Internet Explorer. Special WISE software guides students through "evidence" web pages that provide content, "notes" and "hints" that encourage students to reflect, and other tools for data visualization, causal modeling, simulations, on-line discussion with classmates, and assessment.

Images of the essential features of WISE, as seen in the "What Makes Plants Grow?" project for grades 4-6: A browser window with the WISE inquiry steps and evidence about plants (background); reflection notes and a hint (foreground).