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TheInquiryModelisateachingmodeldesignedtogivestudentsexperiencewiththescientificmethod;apatternofthinkingthatemphasizesaskingquestions,developing
hypothesestoanswerthequestions,andtestingthehypotheseswithdata.Itisdesignedtohelpstudentsacquireadeeperunderstandingofthescientificmethodwhile
developingtheircriticalthinking,selfregulation,andunderstandingofspecifictopics.

TheoreticalFoundation
Aprocessofsystematicallyansweringquestions
basedonevidence.
Groundedinscientificmethodandisdesigned
toprovidestudentswithpracticeinscientific
inquiry.
Lessonsbeginwithaquestionandthestudents
(hypothesize)&gatherdata.
Systematicallyapplyscientificmethod&learn
tobeselfdirected

Assessing
Phase4:AssessHypotheses&Generalize
Teacherguidesadiscussionoftheresultsandthe
extenttosupportthehypotheses,andstudents
generalizetheresultsbasedontheassessmentof
thehypotheses.Providethestudentswith
additionalexperienceusingthescientific
method.Developtheabilitytomaketheirown
conclusionsbasedontheirevidence.Promote
transfertonewsituations.

Planning
1.IdentifyQuestion/Problem&SpecifyLearning
Objectives:Problemsideallycomefromstudentsbut
usuallycomefromtheteachers.Identifyappropriate
questionthatinvolveavariablethatcanbe
manipulatedandeffectsthatcanbemeasured.
2.PlanforDataGathering:Studentswillideally
havestrategiesforgatheringdata,butwithlonger
childrenwillhavetoguideguidance.Findcontainers
orequipmentneededfordatafinding..

Motivation
Increasestheabilitytocapitalizeon
opportunitiestoconductactivitiesthatoccur
spontaneously.
Motivationishighbecausethestudentsseethat
theinvestigationresultsdirectlyfromaquestion
theyask.
Studentscansuggestcreativewaysto
investigateaproblem.
Littletimeandeffortisrequired.

Implementing
Phase1:IdentifyQuestion
Students(orteacher)identifyaquestionandattempttoanswer.
Thisiswhereyouattracttheirattentionandpullthemintothe
experiment.Provideafocusforthelesson.
Phase2:GenerateHypotheses
Studentsthengeneratehypothesestotryandanswerthequestionby
providingaframeandreferencesforgatheringdata.
Phase3:Gather&DisplayData
Studentsgatherdatarelatedtohypotheses&organizeanddisplay
tobeanalyzed.Provideexperiencesintestinghypotheseswith
evidence.

Modification
Modification:
Modifiedtobeeffectiveinavarietyof
contentareas.Primarymodificationsexistin
thewaydataiscollectedtoexamineto
investigatehypotheses.

So what? What is important to understand about this?

TheInquiryModelisdifferentfromothermodelsbecauseproblems,hypotheses,anddatatestedcomefromthestudents.Theteacher

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