The Early Years: Experiencing Inquiry

Journal Article | August 2017

This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month’s issue shows how teachers can experience physical science inquiry with colleagues while investigating properties of…

Inquiry Into Action: Ecosystems and Animals

Journal Article | October 2017

Explore endangered animals that zoos and aquariums are working to protect.

An Inquiry Lesson on Stream Ecosystems

Journal Article | January 2017

Determine the ecosystem attributes of a stream by studying its biological and physical relationships.

The Early Years: Inquiry at Play

Journal Article | August 2010

Play and science inquiry are essential parts of early childhood programs. Imaginative play, unscripted yet guided by children’s own rules, allows students to use their imagination and develop self-regulation, symbolic…

Developing the Essential Features of Inquiry

Journal Article | August 2008

This lesson can be used at the beginning of the year to teach students how to conduct inquiries using the essential features described in Inquiry and the National Science Education Standards (NRC 1996). The lesson is…

Enquiry, the Science Teacher, and the Educator

Journal Article | December 1999

What our teachers need to teach is determined, first, by the first that our national need is a dual one. There is an urgent pressing need for an increasing number of fluid enquirers and original engineers. There is also…

Community-Based Inquiry Lessons

Journal Article | February 2010

The National Science Education Standards suggest that students work as real scientists in the classroom (NRC 1996; 2000). To accomplish this task, the authors developed community-based inquiry lessons (CBILs) that…

Guest Editorial: Pathways to Inquiry

Journal Article | January 2011

Inquiry-based science can be a powerful approach to learning scientific concepts and keeping wonder and curiosity alive in the classroom. As stated by Hubert Dyasi, Professor Emeritus, City College New York, “Inquiry…

Step Up to Full Inquiry

Journal Article | June 2011

The author provides five guidelines for designing inquiry lessons within any grade level.

The Early Years: Ongoing Inquiry

Journal Article | January 2011

An in-depth science inquiry is an ongoing investigation in which children are introduced to materials through hands-on experiences and, with teacher guidance, begin to investigate a question that they can answer through…

Teaching Science Through Inquiry

Journal Article | August 2015

Seven common myths about this time-honored approach.