Case-Based Learning is a type of instruction that emphasizes a particular situation of "case" to be solved and introduces the pertinent information to the students in the form of a story. Students must read through material and solve problem-sets along the way in order to reach a final conclusion on the lab. CBL is a research-supported way to provide students with the critical thinking necessary to build upon their scientific skill set. 

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"Teachers interested in involving their students more fully in classroom discussion have found that case studies can provide a rich basis for developing students’ problem- solving and decision making skills... Cases can help us organize and bring to life abstract and disparate concepts by forcing students to make difficult decisions about complex human dilemmas."

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Speaking of Teaching. Stanford University Newsletter on     Teaching. Winter 1994, Vol. 5, No. 2 

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