Modeling to inquiry

The authors start the lesson with direct instructional activities that provide students with ideas to base later inquiry activities on. I think, with guidance, that the entire activity could... See More

The authors start the lesson with direct instructional activities that provide students with ideas to base later inquiry activities on. I think, with guidance, that the entire activity could probably be done as a guided inquiry, or I would have given it a 5. Still, for teachers who would like to move into inquiry gradually or who are not comfortable with student directed labs, this is an Excellent lesson on how ice can lead to sea-level changes. I especially like the tie in at the end to using topographic maps to illustrate the actual effects of sea-level rise on a a community.