Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2011

Publication Title

Science & Children

First Page

34

Last Page

36

Additional Publication URL

http://www.nsta.org/elementaryschool/

Abstract

Many teachers shudder at the thought of implementing an inquiry curriculum. Perhaps they envision a rowdy classroom with little learning. Maybe they wonder, "How will this connect to all the standards?" Fortunately, these legitimate concerns can be addressed, and all students can engage in thoughtfully constructed inquiry science experiences. In this article, we outline five strategies that we have used with elementary school teachers as they moved from a "cookbook" approach in science to an approach that is inquiry-based. Having presented these five strategies in a linear format, we know that on the surface this may seem close to the slippery slope of cookbook science teaching, but we also know that thoughtful practitioners working in classrooms across the country will see these strategies as interactive, overlapping, and nonsequential.

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This article was archived with permission from National Science Teacher Association, all rights reserved. Document also available from Science & Children.

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