Online Connections: Journal of College Science Teaching

Page | January 2020

Online Connections: Journal of College Science Teaching January/February 2021 Facilitating Conceptual Change by Engaging Students’ Preconceptions During College Science Classroom Instruction Supplemental tables Sustainability, Energy, and the Green Economy Appendixes and additional resources…

Inquiry, Effective Teaching, and Assessing Science

Collection | April 2020

Inquiry Based Questioning/Learner Engagement

Collection | August 2016

In this collection you will discover ways to engage your learners through inquiry based questioning and other methods.

AYA Inquiry & the 5E Learning Cycle

Collection | September 2016

For these readings, please read thoroughly Chapter 3…

Oceanography Curriculum (NOS & Inquiry influenced)

Collection | October 2016

A collection of resources for developing an oceanography unit with attention to inquiry based teaching and structured around the "Nature of Science".

General and Inquiry- VISTA MELIS/ELIS

Collection | July 2015

Rolling from Inquiry into Engineering Design

Blog Post | January 2019

Guest blogger Jill Jensen began her 24th year as a science educator this fall. For the past twelve years she has been an Inquiry, Design, Engineering, Art & Science (IDEAS) Coach at Glacier Hills Elementary School…

Argument-Driven Inquiry in Physical Science

Blog Post | December 2016

Interested in teaching your students how to make and support their science explanations in the classroom? We’ve got just the thing. The newest books in the Argument-Driven Inquiry Series from NSTA Press is here.…

Argument-Driven Inquiry in Life Science

Blog Post | August 2015

In the new NSTA Press book Argument-Driven Inquiry in Life Science: Lab Investigations for Grades 6-8, 20 lab activities present an innovative approach to lab instruction called argument-driven inquiry (ADI). Use of…

Instant Inquiry with iPad and Hand Dryer

Blog Post | March 2013

Have you ever wondered how fast the air comes out of those newly designed hand dryers? Or perhaps how loud in decibels the fan is. The iPad is a great device for answering this and many other questions on the fly. …

The place of inquiry in the reform of science education

Blog Post | September 2012

The National Science Education Standards use the word “inquiry” in two ways. It was to be a form of content while also being a way science must be taught. Some argue that the term inquiry needs to have “scientific” in…