Connecting Argumentation to 5E Inquiry for Preservice Teachers

Journal Article | April 2018

It is important to develop students’ capacities to interpret information and data to reasonable evidence and make appropriate justification to debate with peers in argumentative practice. This article introduces a…

Science on a Roll Part One: Absorbing Inquiry

Journal Article | January 2002

Testing the absorbancy of different brands of paper towels is a popular activity for many grade levels. It is a simple, fun, and effective teaching tool for getting students involved in the process of science. The…

Using the Draw-a-Scientist Test for Inquiry and Evaluation

Journal Article | February 2014

This article describes the use of the Draw-a-Scientist Test as both a model for inquiry and as a method of assessing the affective domain.

Coaching to Build Support for Inquiry-Based Teaching

Journal Article | December 2006

Coaching, as a means to support inquiry-based teaching, starts by changing the culture from within (school, teacher, and student) rather than from external mandates. Recognizing that teacher empowerment is the first…

PD Pathways: Have a Kids Inquiry Conference

Journal Article | March 2011

Encourage students to develop their own inquiry projects, carry them out using an inquiry-based model, and prepare for a public sharing event.

After the Bell: Museums as inquiry role models

Journal Article | August 2003

Informal science learning environments can provide students with the opportunities to engage, explore, explain, elaborate, and evaluate topics related to science.

Exploring Thermal Insulation: From Cookbook to Inquiry

Journal Article | August 2013

Learn to transform a cookbook lab exercise into a true inquiry experience.

Methods and Strategies: Think-Alouds in Inquiry Science

Journal Article | August 2006

As teachers, we know that learning through an inquiry approach is helpful for our students. However, not all students are accustomed to learning through inquiry. Some have never experienced an inquiry investigation in…

Inquiry: The Key to Exemplary Science (e-book)

eBook | June 2009

Science teachers aiming to foster inquiry in their classrooms will find the sixth title in the Exemplary Science monograph series, Inquiry: The Key to Exemplary Science full of helpful advice and new techniques. …

Science as Inquiry in the Secondary Setting (e-book)

eBook | November 2007

It can be a tough thing to admit: Despite hearing so much about the importance of inquiry-based science education, you may not be exactly sure what it is—not to mention how to do it. But now this engaging new book takes…