{"id":849,"date":"2017-11-22T13:28:00","date_gmt":"2017-11-22T21:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/science\/?p=849"},"modified":"2017-11-22T13:28:39","modified_gmt":"2017-11-22T21:28:39","slug":"inquiring-minds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/science\/inquiring-minds\/","title":{"rendered":"Inquiring minds…."},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>How do you set your students up for inquiry learning? There are a lot of resources available, but when it comes to science topics, it is often hard to know exactly where to start.<\/p>\n

One good resource with lots of real-world, thought provoking questions is Predict, Observe and Explain from the NSTA press.  A sample of the forces and motion section of the book is available here<\/a>.  <\/p>\n

Another way to start is to get your students generating questions about their environment.  In fact, the First Nations Education Steering Committee has included in its Science First People’s resource<\/a> a new learning cycle–the 7 E’s (which adds Environment and Elder to the previous 5 E’s of science learning). Take students for walks and stimulate their science thinking by asking thought provoking questions:<\/p>\n