1. Inquiry A Science Standard

2. Standards: Sub-strands • Historical Perspectives • Scientific World View • Scientific Enterprise • Scientific Inquiry

3. Inquiry Inquiry is a multifaceted activity that involves making observations; posing questions; examining books and other sources of information to see what is already known; planning investigations; reviewing what is already known in light of experimental evidence; using tools to gather, analyze, and interpret data; proposing answers, explanations, and predictions; and communicating the results. Inquiry requires identification of assumptions, use of critical and logical thinking, and consideration of alternative explanations. (NSES, 1996; p. 23)

4. MN Science Standards • Grade 7: HISTORY AND NATURE OF SCIENCE • Scientific Inquiry: The student will design and conduct scientific investigations. • Grade 8: HISTORY AND NATURE OF SCIENCE • Scientific Inquiry: The student will use multiple skills to design and conduct scientific investigations.

5. MN Science Standards • Think • Science Fair projects! • Grades 9-12 • Scientific Inquiry: The student will design and conduct a scientific investigation.

6. Inquiry • Identify problems, ask questions • Plan investigations • Gather data systematically • Interpret and analyze data • Use critical, logical thinking to interpret data • Draw conclusions • Communicate conclusions Trowbridge, et al, 2004

7. Values of Inquiry • Improves thinking ability (potency) • Offers intrinsic motivation • Learns process of discovery • Improves retention Bruner, 1967

8. Values of Inquiry • Is student centered • Improves self-concept • Improves expectancy • Provides for multiple learning styles • Allows time for understanding Trowbridge, et al. 2004

9. Learning Cycle Inquiry - then – Explanation/Lecture Exploration Invention Discovery

10. Inquiry • Based on prior knowledge • Requires creative thought

11. Free Inquiry Directed Lab Activity Guided Inquiry Inquiry Continuum • The problem • The materials • The procedures • The student roles • The presentation of results

12. Free Inquiry Directed Lab Activity Guided Inquiry Inquiry Continuum • http://www.enc.org/ • http://student.biology.arizona.edu/sciconn/lessons.html • http://dev.nsta.org/ssc/

13. Inquiry • http://www.enc.org/ (Eisenhower Clearinghouse) • http://student.biology.arizona.edu/sciconn/lessons.html (Arizona State Hands-on Lesson plans) • http://dev.nsta.org/ssc/ NSTA Scope & Sequence, Coordination (lesson plans)