The use of visualization tools can be done collaboratively across schools, or in a single classroom. These tools open up a number of exciting possibilities. Dave Thomas of Montana State University and the Network Montana Project is one person who has begun to explore these possibilities. The Network Montana Project is creating units which draw on Internet resources for classroom use. Exploring Phytoplankton Pigment Concentrations is designed as a high school project.
Students use an image to gather information about plankton concentrations.
Many of the Network Montana lesson plans call for the use of NIH Image, which is a public domain software package. Click here for more information on the software and how to obtain it. Activity Explore and perform at least one of the Network Montana Projects units given above.