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Inquiry Instruction

Learn how to implement inquiry instruction in your classroom to enhance student motivation, literacy, and critical thinking skills. Explore a spectrum of activities and find resources to support your teaching.

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Inquiry Instruction

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  1. Inquiry Instruction Earth Science Workshop 2007 - 2008

  2. Inquiry • What is inquiry instruction? • Inquiry instruction – providing students the opportunity to engage in the investigative nature of science

  3. Spectrum of Inquiry Instruction Inquiry instruction can depend on: • the activity or lab • the level of purposeful involvement • expertise of the instructor Sometimes, inquiry activities: • Are guided by instructor OR • Have little instructions (student led)

  4. Inquiry In The Classroom • What does inquiry look like in the classroom? • Create a Bubble Map that describes science in your classroom • Consider putting in your bubble adjectives of what you’re students are doing….

  5. Benefits of Inquiry Using inquiry instruction in the science classroom can enhance: • Student Motivation and Performance • Scientific Literacy • Conceptual Understanding • Critical Thinking • Learning of underserved and underrepresented populations

  6. Websites • National Science Teacher Association www.nsta.org/middleschool • Middle School Science www.middleschoolscience.com • Virtual Middle School Library http://www.sldirectory.com/teachf/scied.html

  7. Brain Pop • Brain Pop – cartoon videos on every topic, includes assessments

  8. Thinking Maps • Flow Map – use a flow map to describe the scientific method and the steps involved in doing a lab.

  9. A note on qualitative observations….

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