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Yet More Everyday Science Mysteries: Stories for Inquiry-Based Science Teaching (e-book)
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In the fourth book of this award-winning series, author Richard Konicek-Moran explores 15 new mysteries children and adults encounter in their daily lives. Relating the mysteries to experiences familiar to elementary…
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Everyday Earth and Space Science Mysteries: Stories for Inquiry-Based Science Teaching (e-book)
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What are the odds that a meteor will hit your house? Do you actually get more sunlight from Daylight Saving Time? Where do puddles go? By presenting everyday mysteries like these, this book will motivate your students…
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Integrating Science and Engineering Practices in an Inquiry-Based Lesson on Wind-Powered Cars
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Construct a wind-powered car to reinforce science content and practices.
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Optic Inquiry: Students investigate a simple anomaly to learn basic science skills
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Using an inquiry approach in the classroom is an effective teaching method. In this article, the inquiry-based lesson called "Magic in a Tube," helps students formulate questions, practice science skills, incorporate…
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Science Sampler: Is knowledge random? Introducing sampling and bias through outdoor inquiry
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Sampling, very generally, is the process of learning about something by selecting and assessing representative parts of that population or object. In the inquiry activity described here, students learned about sampling…
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The ICAN Intervention: Helping Science Learners Make Connections to Content During Inquiry
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Support inquiry-oriented instruction with probes that assess students' science practices and content knowledge.
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Beginning a Classroom Inquiry: Using Photovoice to Connect College Students to Community Science
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In this article the process of photovoice is showcased as a platform for undergraduate students to connect to their local community through science while beginning to develop an inquiry project on environmental…
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This set of botany demonstrations is a continuation of the inquiry-based lecture activities that provide realistic connections to the history and nature of science and employ technology in data collection (see the…
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