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Traditional Hands-on Science Experiences

We are all familiar with these "cookbook" experiences. The Teacher directs the decision making from topic to conclusion. We also know that for some teachers this step would be a major improvement over their 45 minute daily lecture. So this is not bad science, it simply is not inquiry science.

Structured Science Experiences

During a structured laboratory experience, students are required to reach their own conclusions based on supportive evidence. On the inquiry continuum providing a structured experience is a major step for both the teacher and their students. I mention students, because we must not forget that our students must go through the same basic developmental process as teachers.

Guided inquiry still has the teacher selecting the topic, the question, and providing the material, but students are required to design the investigation, analyze the results, and reach supportable conclusions. A recent teacher workshop suggested that both the teacher and the student be listed under the procedures and design section. They pointed out that many times we must fluctuate between teacher and student directed at these interface components.

Student Directed Inquiry

At this point the student is responsible for everything beyond the general topic and maybe a little guidance with question development. I believe this is in fact the level of inquiry being suggested by the National Standards.

This is the inquiry ultimate goal. At this point the student simply needs support and guidance from the teacher. I do not believe that this is a goal to be met by all or even most of our students, but our teachers must understand how to help students who have both the interest, drive and ability to pursue true research. In other words, we must introduce our pre-service teacher to doing real research, if we ever hope to have them develop programs for their own students.

From Inquiry: Learning from the past with an eye on the future by Ronald Bonnstetter

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Traditional Hands-on Science Experiences We are all familiar with these "cookbook" experiences. The Teacher directs the decision making from topic to conclusion. We also know that for some teachers this step would be a major improvement over their 45 minute daily lecture. So this is not bad science, it simply is not inquiry science.

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Download and print these helpful graphics from Dive into Inquiry to support adopting inquiry and strengthening personalized learning in your classroom. Thanks go to Rebecca Bathurst-Hunt for collaborating on these sketch notes and for bringing my vision to life. Follow her at @rbathursthunt for an inquiry in the kindergarten classroom perspective.

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Bringing Inquiry-Based Learning Into Your Class

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A four-step approach to using a powerful model that increases student agency in learning.

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Inquiry-based learning/4 levels of inquiry - Wikiversity

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In confirmation inquiry, people are provided with the question and procedure (method) where the results are known in advance, and confirmation of the results is the object of the inquiry. Confirmation inquiry is useful to reinforce a previously learned idea; to experience investigation processes; or to practice a specific inquiry skill, such as collecting and recording data.

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Open Inquiries in Comprehension and Collaboration
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