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Creates interest, increases curiosity and enriches instruction. When students are presented with an observable phenomenon their curiosity and creativity are unleashed and the quality of questioning is greatly increased which leads to higher level thinking and learning.

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Students built salt dough models of all the landforms they learned about .

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After engaging in a series of inquiry -based science and STEM lessons, students recognize that anyone can be a scientist including themselves!

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Using Inquiry instead of Textbook Driven Instruction

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Using Inquiry instead of Textbook Driven Instruction

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I noticed that my students were more interested and engaged when using inquiry methods to learn science based concepts. The excitement they showed was similar to the excitement they have when sharing their own personal favorites outside of school.

Students were presented with a phenomenon with water, a candle, and a glass. They were so excited to try to figure out why the water filled the cup when the candle was lit and covered with the glass, demonstrating atmospheric pressure and how the temperature affects the pressure.

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One successful use of the inquiry method was through our Novel Engineering Challenge. We talked about Rapunzel and what they thought could make a tall tower like discussed in the story. Then they were given the chance to create a tower using only tongue dispensers and pipe cleaners

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Students told me that even though it was hard at first to see themselves as scientists, they had fun with the hands-on learning and questioning we did!

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I noticed that my students felt more engaged when they were using inquiry strategies to investigate science related concepts. Students were able to learn at a faster pace and access a higher order of learning.

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6th Grade is answering what a scentist looks like before becoming one in a microbiome experiment. The students' drawings show there are both genders in for their examples, but they also show a good amount of male looking scientists. After engaging in STEAM lessons, students are beginning to recognize that anyone can become a scientist.

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What does a scientist look like_ (Sep 28, 2020 at 7_16 PM)

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In the lesson, students are choosing to use the inquiry method of learning to investigate the results from a Fecal Transplant experiement. Students are building claims and scientific evidence to build a argument.