Introduction
Some of your high school science classmates do not understand the need to study several science disciplines.
You understand this because they have never had the opportunity to investigate and understand why this is required.
This WebQuest will help you realize the links between several science disciplines.
To show the value of knowing about more than one science discipline, you are going to analyze the life cycle of stars.
The Task
Prove the value of having an interest in science - across the traditional separate disciplines: biology, chemistry, physics and geology. Use the life cycle of stars to prove your points.
The Process and Resources
Phase 1
Find several descriptions of the life cycle of stars.
Phase 2
Analyze these descriptions by classifying their facts in the following categories:
- chemistry facts
- geology facts
- physics facts
- mathematics-related facts
- biology facts
- facts that cannot be easily places in any of the above categories:
Phase 3
Pick any three science disciplines above:
Write a short overview of the life cycle of stars using only one science discipline at a time.
Rewrite a short overview of the life cycle of stars combining all the facts from all these disciplines.
Discuss the following in your conclusion:
only if these facts are combined across these separate science disciplines can you understand the bigger picture of how the full life cycle of water works.
Give some examples of how the life cycle can only be understood if knowledge from several of these disciplines are combined.
Explain what this means for someone that wants to be a biologist, but is not interested in chemistry at all, for example.
Go to WebQuest: Standards addressed / Conclusion / Evaluation
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