Contents
Preface........................................................................................
viii
Acknowledgements.....................................................................
x
To the Teacher.............................................................................
xii
How to Use This Book................................................................
xvi
Chapter 1: Why Scientific Inquiry?...............................................
1
Chapter 2
:
Scientific Inquiry in Action..........................................
3
Chapter 3: Scientific Inquiry—An Instructional Tool
for Grades K-12.........................................................
9
Chapter 4: Scientific Inquiry & Critical Thinking...........................
11
Chapter 5: The Components of RIP-Based
Scientific Inquiry.........................................................
13
How do I make
observations
?...............................................
14
Asking but not answering
questions
?......................................
19
What is
background information
and
where is the
science content
in inquiry?..........................
20
What is a
hypothesis
?............................................................
21
How do I
design
the study?....................................................
23
What do I do with the data?
Analyzing the
results
......................................................
27
Once I have the results, what do I
discuss
and what are my
conclusions
?.......................................... 33
What is the
next step
?........................................................... 36
How do I assess my work?
Storyboard proposals
and final presentations.................... 38
Chapter 6:
Planning & Implementing Your First Guided
Inquiry-An Example.................................................... 41
Chapter 7: Data Analysis & Decision Making
in Science................................................................... 77
Chapter 8: So, What Are You Waiting For?.................................. 87
Chapter 9: Some Final Thoughts.................................................. 89
Notes & References...................................................................... 92
Glossary........................................................................................ 98
Index............................................................................................ 104
About the Author........................................................................... 109