4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising collecting information from the subject person and providing a real-time communication indicating whether the one or more science inquiry skills of the subject person as assessed within the at least one of the simulation and the microworld match the collected information of the subject person, when the subject person performs at least one of: generating hypotheses; collecting data to test the hypotheses; interpreting the collected data; warranting claims with data; and communicating respective findings.
5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising providing the real-time communication to another person, the real-time communication including at least one of: an alert associated with the one or more science inquiry skills of the subject person; and an assessment of the one or more science inquiry skills of the subject person.