In the observed
inquiry lesson on bacteria, students investigated antibacterial products on strains of bacterial colonies.
Science teachers do this when they
design inquiry lessons about the nature of salt, or experiments concerning plant growth and fertilizer.
Build routines and save time by using these partnerships as a reference for other collaborative activities (e.g., «To debrief today's
math inquiry lesson, pair up with your 6 o'clock appointment partner.»).
The website contains inquiry prompts, lesson and mathematical notes, and guidelines on how to run
an inquiry lesson.
Ediger and Almaguer are already planning their next shared experience, using
an inquiry lesson called «Weather Out the Window.»
For him,
all inquiry lessons, technology integrated or not, should allow students to
However, having so many barriers prevented Cassie from implementing
any inquiry lessons during the school year.
and (f) What did you consider while planning
this inquiry lesson?
The degree to which the IDS played a role in
the inquiry lesson / activity was also recorded.
In order to capture the range of sophistication of
these inquiry lessons, the examples reflect a progression from a simple activity to a complex inquiry activity.