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Page 1: Inquiry, the Scientific Method and Nature Investigations

Inquiry, the Scientific Method and Nature Investigations

Page 2: Inquiry, the Scientific Method and Nature Investigations

What is inquiry?

• Questions– Investigations

• Evidence– Data

• Explanations– Claims– Conclusions

• Content connections– To CA, math, SS, art, tech

• Communication

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Fact or Fiction?

• T or F Hands on activities are inquiry.

• T or F Students will determine the content of my

lessons.

• T or F The entire science curriculum can be taught with

inquiry.

• T or F It will take more time for students to learn with

inquiry.

• T or F My classroom will be chaos with inquiry.

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Inquiry Continuum

Learner Centered

Teacher Centered

Learner poses question

Learner selects among questions

Learner modifies teacher question

Teacher poses question

Learner determines which data to collect

Learner directed to collect certain data

Learner given data to analyze

Learner given data and told how to analyze

Learner summarizes evidence and formulates explanation

Learner guided to explanation

Learner given possible ways to use evidence for explanation

Learner given evidence

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Tips for Full Inquiry• Provided a shared experience central to the

topic• Generate questions to investigate• Train students on how to use and care for

equipment• Create a plan that students compose and

understand• Use only as much time and resources as you are

willing to give• Keep questions focused on your topic• Don’t let fear of the unknown stop you

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What is “the scientific method”?

• Steps• Experiment• Control• Independent and

dependent variable• Manipulated variable• Hypothesis

• Is this inquiry?• Is “the scientific

method” the only way scientists work?

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Nature-based Inquiry (Investigations)

• Starts with observations/ gathering baseline data. (Descriptive)

• Observations can lead to collecting data under different conditions. (Comparative)

• Finally, measurements can lead to searching for relationships. (Correlative)

• Science process skills– Observation– Prediction– Classification– Measurement– Inference– Communication

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Types of Questions

• Descriptive—What insects can be found in the forest?

• Comparative—Which habitat, prairie or forest, supports more insects?

• Correlative—How does temperature affect the number of insects you see?

• Book, internet, etc Research—What is the name of that insect?

• Why-Why do insects have 6 legs?• Essential—How do insects impact the forest?

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WHAT IS THE QUESTION UNDER INVESTIGATION?