JoinModel-Based Inquiry
Model-Based Inquiry (MBI) is an emergent instructional strategy that is gaining acceptance among science educators. This approach to learning realistically mirrors the work of scientists, who develop and test hypotheses to construct more sophisticated understandings of the natural world. This article details how the authors collaboratively taught a high school physics unit using MBI. In the case study presented here, students are asked to develop a model that describes buoyancy.