During these four weeks, teams will be planning out their presentation and developing web pages. The use of multiple technology will enable both host students and remote students to stay on their own campus. Thanks to the internet, science students at both locations will be able to interact, view images, methods, and related equipment during the video-conferencing session. Materials, equipment and resources will be provided by the remote school site in order to carry out the experiment at their own school. Results will then be compared and corroberated during another session with the desktop video-camera.
Most students view lab as a block of time set aside once a week for an experiment.
Very few students make the connection that laboratory investigations are designed to expose them to scientific concepts, scientific processes, critical thinking, scientific inquiry, and serve as a reinforcement for material presented in lecture. Instead of practicing 'science' only in the laboratory, students will practice science with others outside the college campus. Service learning will provide students with this opportunity. Most courses require some form of writing or a presentation of a topic related to the course. However, conducting a 'live' presentation via DVC will add an interactive dimension to the presentation.