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Article: Using video games to understand thermoregulation.(REGULATION AND BEHAVIOR)
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- Science Scope
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- April 1, 2007
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My sixth-grade middle school students are on task and feverishly engaged in their work. Immersed in the classroom activities, they busy themselves trying out new investigative strategies to solve the problem. They test predictions. They instinctively collaborate and share their newfound knowledge with classmates. The atmosphere is serious, yet playful. With their eyes and ears glued to the computer screen, my students play a video game, Creature Control: The Quest for Homeostasis.
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