Teaching Science as Inquiry

NINTH EDITION

Authur A. Carin Joel E. Bass

“Messing About in Science”

A new vision for science teaching and learning.

Rat and MoleWind in the Willows

The Elementary Science Study (ESS) adapted the idea of messing about in boats to express the spirit of fun in science.

“…whether you arrive at your destination or whether you reach somewhere else……..“Believe me, my young friend,

there is nothing – absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats”.

A way to teach so students can investigate their world

Ask a simple but thoughtful question about the world and engage students to answer it

Encourage students to connect their observations to prior knowledge to increase their personal knowledge

Teachers should facilitate learning instead of transferring stored knowledge into students heads

The text is attempting to mirror national reform.

Name dropping…..

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

National Research Council National Science Education Standards

(NSES)Citations are in the text to help teachers become familiar with these standards.

Video Case Studies Advance learning as a teacher Learn from one another Become aware of what other teachers

are doing (ex. perspective and strategies)

Reflect on real problems science teachers deal with in a classroom environment

Increase content knowledge

Homebound students Online quizzes with scores emailed to

teacher Links to relevant resources A message board for meaningful

discussions Syllabus manager created by teacher

with assignments

Companion Websitewww.prenhall.com/carin

Methods for Teaching Science as Inquiry

Incorporating Science Processes into Science Inquiry (observations, variables, etc.)

Teaching Science Through Inquiry Designing Effective Lessons Connecting Science With Other Subjects Science for ALL Students Educational Technology

Activities for Teaching Science as Inquiry

Using Activities for Inquiry Physical Science Life, Ecology, and Environmental

Science Earth and Space Special Needs

Good Nuggets Science Supplies, Equipment, and

Materials from Community Resources Where to find Living Things/ Make them

Houses/Food Requirements Science Education Periodicals Professional Societies