Teaching+Through+Inquiry

Smarter Science Website: click here
-you can download the inquiry posters, teaching through inquiry examples, and SMART version of the inquiry posters -click here to check out the lesson plan created in Spring 2010 on how to use posters 1-4 (Initiate and Plan)

@http://www.worldwidetelescope.org/ -check out the night sky on any day from anywhere
-can be used to promote inquiry in astronomy

Some Examples for Further Reading (from __Teaching High School Science Through Inquiry__):
p.41 Misconceptions -a great case study for using inquiry to help clear student misconceptions -focus: physics (what affect the # of swings of a pendulum?)

p.76 A Case Study in Bottle Ecosystem (Biology)

p.92-94 Do the Lab First -Chemistry ("Sugar and Sand")

p.96 The Hydrate Lab (Chemistry) -excellent example of inquiry!

p.115 Authentic Assessments

p.129 Investigation Yeast (Biology)

p.167 Measuring Centripetal Force (Physics)