inquiry… what it is … and what it isn’t !. inquiry: kwl challenges – spaghetti structures...
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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?