Learning Science Through Inquiry

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Front Matter
- Index
- Science Web Links
- Frequently Asked Questions About Inquiry
- Video Production Credits

Workshop 1
- "What Children Gain by Learning Through Inquiry," by Hubert Dyasi, from Foundations, Chapter 2.
- "An Introduction to Inquiry," from Foundations.
- Handouts
  Student Survey, by Charles R. Pearce, adapted from Nurturing Inquiry, figure 2-1, p. 10.

Workshop 2
- "Setting the Stage for Inquiry," by Doris Ash, from Foundations, Chapter 8.

Workshop 3
- "Recognizing Inquiry: Comparing Three Hands-On Teaching Techniques," by Barry Kluger-Bell, from Foundations, Chapter 6.
- "Questioning Strategies" from the Exploratorium's Institute for Inquiry.
- Handouts
  KWL chart

Workshop 4
- "Teaching for Conceptual Change: Confronting Children's Experience," by Bruce Watson and Richard Kopnicek, Phi Delta Kappan, May 1990, pp. 680-684.
- Handouts
  Question Search, by Karen Pearce, adapted from Nurturing Inquiry, figure 2-2, p. 14.
  More Testable Questions, by Charles R. Pearce, adapted from Nurturing Inquiry, figure 2-3, p. 15.
  Science and Questions, by Charles R. Pearce, adapted from Nurturing Inquiry, figure 2-4, p. 17.

Workshop 5
- "Identifying Inquiry in the K-5 Classroom," by Doris Ash and Barry Kluger-Bell, from Foundations, Chapter 10.
- Handouts
  Science Discovery Log, by Charles R. Pearce, adapted from Nurturing Inquiry, figure 4-3, p. 37.
  Inquiry Investigation Plan, by Charles R. Pearce, adapted from Nurturing Inquiry, figure 8-2, p. 84.

Workshop 6
- "The Art of Questioning," by Dennis Palmer Wolf, Academic Connections, Winter 1987, p. 1-7.

Workshop 7
- "Assessment in the Inquiry Classroom" by Wynne Harlen, from Foundations, Chapter 11.
- Handouts
  Inquiry Science Indicators Checklist, by Charles R. Pearce, adapted from Nurturing Inquiry, figure 10-1, p. 130.

Workshop 8
- "End Paper: The Value of Knowing What You Do Not Know," by Mark St. John, from Foundations, Chapter 13.