Inquiry… what it is … and what it isn’t !. INQUIRY: KWL Challenges – spaghetti structures egg drop liquids Debrief Favorite Lessons Find levels of openness.

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Inquiry… what it is … and what it isn’t !

INQUIRY: KWL Challenges – spaghetti structures egg drop liquids Debrief Favorite Lessons Find levels of openness Determine how to enhance Standards Assessment lesson, teacher,student Review of materials CD: resources CD: Kidspiration/Inspiration A Day of Inquiry

In inquiry-based teaching, is it ever okay to tell students the answers to their questions? …is it?

Should a teacher ever say "no" to an investigation that students propose themselves? yes?…no?

Is it more important for students to learn the abilities of scientific inquiry or scientific concepts and principles? … which ?

How can students do a science investigation before they have learned the vocabulary words with which to describe the results? …how?

Do the Standards imply that teachers should use inquiry in every lesson? … do they ?

How can teachers cover everything in the curriculum if they use inquiry-oriented materials and teaching methods? …how?

How much structure and freedom should teachers provide in inquiry-oriented science lessons? … how much ?

How can teachers use inquiry and maintain control of their students? …how?

How much do teachers need to know about inquiry and about science subject matter to teach science through inquiry? …how much?

What can teachers do who are provided only traditional instructional materials? …what to do?

Where can teachers get the equipment, materials, and supplies they need to teach through inquiry? …where?

Where can teacher educators obtain inquiry-oriented programs to use in preparing teachers? …where?

What barriers are encountered when implementing inquiry-oriented approaches? …what?

How can teachers improve their use of inquiry in science teaching? …how?

Why did the Standards choose to leave out the science process skills such as observing, classifying, predicting, and hypothesizing? …why?

Student Driven Structured Guided

Levels of Laboratory Openness Level Problem Ways & Means Answers 1 given given open 2 given open open 0 given given given 3 open open open

4 Traits of Inquiry Connect Design Investigate Construct Meaning

Inquiry Allows Students To Question Investigate Collect Data Communicate

What Is Inquiry…? …not?