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What is inquiry? For the student
Hands on activities Scientific investigation Discovery learning Student asks question, investigates, and
reports For the teacher
Get them wondering Facilitator Guide students by asking questions
Tell me more about that Never answer questions!!!
Types of InquiryLearning
CycleStructured Guided Open
Formulates Question
Student Teacher Teacher Student
Sets Procedure
Teacher Teacher Teacher Student
Provides Materials
Teacher Teacher Teacher Student
Investigates Student Student Student Student
Reports Discovery
Student and Teacher
Student and Teacher
Student Student
Science Journals
5 E Model Engage Explore Explain Elaborate Extend
Students make it their own, record their own findings
InvestigateHow can we answer our question?
I wonder if we did this…what would happen?
Record Data
Explore
Direct teaching to answer the why and how questions
Explain
Evaluate/Extend Students ask other questions on the
same topic to cycle the learning Assess students understanding Students elate to the real-world
Implementation
Need to teach students how to be scientists Ask questions, observe (using the senses),
collect data, find evidence, share results Need to teach them the nature of science
Gaining and understanding of the natural world Science is based on evidence Old ideas are replaced with new ideas when
new evidence is conducted
Wiki for Resources
http://inquiry-in-action.wikispaces.com/