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1. Start with something interesting
2. Ask questions and get students to explore
3. Guide students, but allow them to articulate their ideas
4. Plan questions in advance
5. Encourage students to formulate additional questions
**Aligns with Next Generation Science Standards

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Teachers should help students create their own ideas, state their opinions, and find things out for themselves.

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Hands-on learning and discovery! "active, persistent, and careful consideration of any belief or supposed form of knowledge in the light of the grounds that support it and the further conclusions to which it tends."

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School administrators should provide necessary materials, recognize awesome science teaching, and encourage special science events.

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The community should participate in planning, assessing, and funding of science programs.

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Assessment must be aligned with what is of value, curriculum objectives, and the purpose it was intended for.

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Science instruction must reflect the the findings of educational research.

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The learning environment for elementary science must build positive attitudes towards self, society, and science.

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The best science learning takes place when:
-Involved in first-hand exploration and investigation and practice inquiry/process skills
-Instruction builds on conceptual framework
-Content is organized to conceptual themes
-Math and communication skills are integrated in the content

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Recent reports highlight the importance of science to help students develop problem-solving skills that will empower them to participate in our scientific and technological world.

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The National Science Teachers Association supports inquiry in everyday elementary school classes.