Phenomenon Quests
What are phenomenon quests?
They are interactive experiences anchored on real-world scenarios that provide teachers with core-science background knowledge delivered through the lens of three-dimensional standards. Organized around specific questions or problems, phenomenon quests combine targeted science background content with performance activities that address relevant phenomena using science and engineering practices and cross-cutting concepts. Upon completion of a quest, participants have the option of using specific quest performances in their classrooms. We deliver quests as in-person, instructor-led workshops (held in the classroom or out in the field) or virtually via an immersive online game-like environment (coming soon). As the same science processes exist in many different scenarios and locations, we design regional versions of quests tailored to educators in different parts of the country using locally relevant phenomena.