Inquiry Learning
With Gizmos
"Scientific inquiry requires the use of evidence, logic, and imagination in developing explanations about the natural world" (Newman et al., 2004, p.258).
In Inquiry learning, students...
In Inquiry learning, students...
investigate a problem
search for possible solutions
make observation
ask question
test out ideas
think creatively and use their intuition.
Inquiry-based science provides opportunities to...
Inquiry-based science provides opportunities to...
explore possible solutions
develop explanations for the phenomena under investigation
elaborate on concepts and processes
evaluate or assess their understandings in the light of available evidence.
Inquiry-based science challenges students to...
Inquiry-based science challenges students to...
investigate scientifically orientated questions
give priority to evidence
evaluate explanations in the light of alternative explanations
to communicate and justify their decisions.
Gizmos (Simulations)
Gizmos (Simulations)
Epicenter
Star Spectra