By: Olaf Jorgenson, Jackie Cleveland, and Rick Vanosdall
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Type of Product:	Book Chapter
Average Rating:	based on 1 review
Publication Date:	1/1/2004
Pages:	7
Grade Level:	Middle School
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Description

Middle school students need activity, and they get excited about solving actual problems in teams—collaborating—as opposed to routinely completing worksheets in the stifling isolation of their desks. We have briefly explored the nature of inquiry-based science instruction in the preface and in Chapter 1; here we examine it in greater depth with an emphasis on how it can be applied by teachers in classrooms and how collaborative inquiry activities can be productive with highly social, easily distracted middle school students.

Customer Reviews

	Pep-Talk on using inquiry and cooperative groups
	Reviewed by: Tina Harris (Bloomington, IN) on February 4, 2013
	This chapter is really a pep-talk for teachers considering the use of inquiry, which really works best in cooperative groups. It provides a list describing what teachers do in inquiry and what students do. It discusses the importance of cooperative learning groups and at least on example of how to set up an activity using that format. It never really tells you how to get started with any of this, however. On the good side, it does provide excellent references where the answers can be found. The best thing about this chapter is the statement that open-inquiry all the time does not suit the learning needs of all middle school students and variety in lesson formats is necessary.

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