Inquiry Strategies for the Journey North Teacher A Menu of Inquiry Strategies Introduction What Are Inquiry Strategies? Creating a Climate for Inquiry Shifting Control: Students as Decision Makers Creating a Culture of Collaboration Modeling the Spirit of Science Inquiry Asking Open-Ended Questions Factoring In Flexibility Supporting Productive Discussions Open-Ended Questions That Inspire Scientific Thinking General Strategies for Facilitating Discussions Asking, "How Do We Know What We Know?" Questions That Help Students Consider Evidence KWL Chart: How Do You Know? Identifying Sources of Evidence Generating Questions: The Heart of Inquiry Cultivating Keen Observers Categorizing Student Questions Making and Refining Predictions Exploring What Scientists Do A Scientist Is . . . Thinking Like Scientists Tuning in to Scientists Questions That Help Students Tune in to Scientists Planning Science Investigations Questions to Help Students Plan Investigations Framing "Testable" Questions Homing in on Hypotheses Gathering Data Setting Standards for Gathering Data Representing Data: Charts and Graphs Making Sense of Data (Findings) Questions That Help Students Make Sense of Data Dealing with Unusual Findings Explaining What Happened Responding to Misconceptions (and "Wrong" Answers) Asking, "So What?" The Implications of Research Critically Reviewing Science Research Questions That Help Students Critically Review Research Encouraging Peer Review     Copyright 1997-2013 Journey North. All Rights Reserved.   Contact Us    Search