Play and creativity are integral to the course. Students focus individually on learning in different curricular areas. Students explain what they have learned to the group. Technology is used extensively, but transparently Students search for knowledge on the World Wide Web. Students author html pages to present their written homework.
Students use word processors and a variety of graphics applications.
Technology is used extensively, but transparently. Using e-mail is an important element of the course. This type of course is not intended to replace traditional courses, but rather to supplement them, to spur student curiosity, and to help students to integrate what they already know. After taking a problem-focused course, students look to traditional, structured courses to give coherence to what they have learned. Many students think of science as getting the right answers.