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- A perspective on inquiry
- In this interview, Norman Budnitz, cofounder of the Center for Inquiry Based Learning, talks about inquiry and how to teach with it in a K–12 classroom.
- Format: article/best practice
- By Waverly Harrell.
- Discovery learning
- This reference article explains the theory of discovery learning and discusses its history and its use in the classroom.
- Format: article
- By Heather Coffey.
- Science as a verb
- Inquiry science requires active relationships between students, teachers, and science. Building these relationships is a three-step process that involves thinking about inquiry as a process of science, as a pedagogical strategy, and as a set of skills and behaviors to encourage in students.
- Format: article/best practice
- By Amy Anderson and David Walbert.
- Strive to survive: Part 2
- Students will explore the concepts of survival and natural selection from scientific and historical points-of-view using inquiry-based investigations, internet research and other strategies.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science)
- By Jeffrey Bell.
- Woodworms: A study of natural selection
- A study of natural selection and the evolutionary process through the use of a fictitious species, toothus pickii.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science)
- By B. Carl Rush.
- Mirror, mirror on the ground!
- In this lesson, students will use their knowledge of similar triangles and indirect measurement to measure the heights of various objects.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Mathematics)
- By Denise Corbett.
- Science students get their hands dirty
- Enter Carol Swink's classroom where students become scientists by conducting hands-on, inquiry-based investigations. By saving the textbook reading and lectures for last and doing experiments first, students master not only science content but math content too.
- Format: article/best practice
- By Waverly Harrell.
- Kinetic connections: Bloom's taxonomy in action
- An introduction to strategies for using the web to push your students to higher levels of thinking.
- Format: article
- By Bobby Hobgood, Melissa Thibault, and David Walbert.
- African animals in habitats
- This is an inquiry-based animal study for early childhood students centered around a visit to the African Continent of the North Carolina Zoo.
- Format: lesson plan (grade K Science)
- By Sue McCullah.
- Hands-on biology
- Hands-on science exploration clarifies difficult concepts and engages learners who have difficulty in more traditional classrooms. This article looks at an inquiry-based classroom that meets the needs of all of its students.
- Format: article/best practice
- By Waverly Harrell.
- We all live downstream
- This lesson uses the North American Streamside exhibit of the North Carolina Zoological Park as an inquiry-based starting point for a stream ecology study.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Science)
- By Eddie Hamblin.
- Collection Connections
- In American Memory: North Carolina educator's guide, page 7
- In this installment of the American Memory Guide, learn to find teaching resources associated with the Library of Congress's primary source collections.
- Format: article
- By Melissa Thibault.
- Making connections for environmental education
- How can you get students fired up about environmental education? Get them outside and get them involved in local issues through activism, service learning, and teaching others.
- Format: article/best practice
- By Carolyn Moser.
- Coastal weather issues: Planning for a hurricane
- The unit is designed for seventh grade students who have been studying Earth and its atmosphere. In this sequence, students are faced with the realistic issue of personal and social decision-making when planning for hurricane strikes, which includes classification, tracking, and monitoring hurricanes, as well as planning for evacuations. The inquiry-based approach involves a WebQuest in which the learner will assume the role of an emergency management team member who must create a preparation plan for the community.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Computer/Technology Skills and Science)
- By Karen Greene.
- Hurricanes
- A guide to teaching about hurricanes, including virtual field trips, lesson plans, and interactive websites.
- Format: bibliography/help
- Focus on Planet Earth
- LEARN NC has developed a resource guide of interactive websites, integrated lesson plans, idea-generating articles, and inspiring field trips to help you incorporate environmental themes in your classroom, school, and community.
- Format: bibliography/help
- Reaching Latinos through social studies
- In Bridging Spanish language barriers in Southern schools, page 4.1
- Teachers can help immigrant students feel more comfortable in the classroom by basing social studies lessons on students' own knowledge and backgrounds.
- By Paul Fitchett.
Resources on the web
- ASPIRE: Astrophysics Science Project Integrating Research and Education
- Interactive science labs and lessons for teachers and students. (Learn more)
- Format: website/lesson plan
- Provided by: University of Utah
- Biology Corner
- This site provides resources for biology and science teachers, including lesson plans, web lessons, web quests, images, and quizzes. (Learn more)
- Format: website/lesson plan
- Provided by: Shannon Muskopf
- TeachEngineering
- This site provides inquiry-based lessons and activities which integrate applied science and math content within an engineering context which students will find relevant to their lives. (Learn more)
- Format: website/lesson plan
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