Inquiry learningHow does IBL relate to our

science curriculum?

Tool IG-1: The potential of IBL to meet curricular demands in

science

Overview

Aim: to better understand how IBL relates to the science curriculumWe will:• Discuss trends in science education• Explore and reflect on teaching to

meet educational demands

IBL: student learning

• What is ‘inquiry’ in learning science?

Scientific literacy (PISA 2015)

• explain scientific phenomena• evaluate and design scientific enquiry• interpret data and evidence scientifically

What happens in science lessons where you are (or were as a student)?

Inquiry in the curriculum

• Explore curriculum documents• Where are the elements of inquiry?• How can teaching promote these?

Finishing off

• IBL and the curriculum;• Where in the curriculum might the

opportunities be for developing these competencies?