Directed Student Inquiry: Modeling in Roborovsky Hamsters

Journal Article | March 2007

In this inquiry-based activity, Roborovsky hamsters are used to provide students with an opportunity to develop their skills of analysis, inquiry, and design. These hamsters are easy to maintain, yet offer students a…

Tried and True: Extending paper chromatography inquiry

Journal Article | February 2004

With some ingenuity and forethought, teachers can make simple modifications to a standard paper chromatography lesson that will improve student interest and extend inquiry learning. After separating the components of a…

Connecting Argumentation to 5E Inquiry for Preservice Teachers

Journal Article | April 2018

It is important to develop students’ capacities to interpret information and data to reasonable evidence and make appropriate justification to debate with peers in argumentative practice. This article introduces a…

Science on a Roll Part One: Absorbing Inquiry

Journal Article | January 2002

Testing the absorbancy of different brands of paper towels is a popular activity for many grade levels. It is a simple, fun, and effective teaching tool for getting students involved in the process of science. The…

Using the Draw-a-Scientist Test for Inquiry and Evaluation

Journal Article | February 2014

This article describes the use of the Draw-a-Scientist Test as both a model for inquiry and as a method of assessing the affective domain.

Coaching to Build Support for Inquiry-Based Teaching

Journal Article | December 2006

Coaching, as a means to support inquiry-based teaching, starts by changing the culture from within (school, teacher, and student) rather than from external mandates. Recognizing that teacher empowerment is the first…

PD Pathways: Have a Kids Inquiry Conference

Journal Article | March 2011

Encourage students to develop their own inquiry projects, carry them out using an inquiry-based model, and prepare for a public sharing event.

After the Bell: Museums as inquiry role models

Journal Article | August 2003

Informal science learning environments can provide students with the opportunities to engage, explore, explain, elaborate, and evaluate topics related to science.

Exploring Thermal Insulation: From Cookbook to Inquiry

Journal Article | August 2013

Learn to transform a cookbook lab exercise into a true inquiry experience.