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Inquiry in the Chemistry Classroom

The Science Teacher—December 2004

A recent survey of high school chemistry teachers indicated that many teachers are not using inquiry labs in their classrooms. One reason is that although teachers understand the theory of inquiry, they lack practical experience developing and conducting inquiry labs. This article describes how to begin using inquiry, provides one detailed example of an inquiry lab, and lists 23 inquiry lab ideas that can used in the high school chemistry classroom.
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