By: Shannon Ramsey EDUC 337/Dr. Cady Southwestern College Professional Studies

Ideas and resources for implementation

Teaching science as inquiry is the idea that students can explore, discover, question, and problem solve the amazing phenomenon's of the world with teacher guidance, support, and resources.

Providing students with the chance to explore a phenomenon hands on. Important: Teaching procedures and expectations Giving students an opportunity to pose questions about it. Providing students with all the appropriate materials, resources, and safety equipment necessary. Important: Keep safety poster so children can see always Allowing time for discoveries, theories, and hypotheses. Note: Lessons and activities may take several weeks Guiding and correcting any misconceptions students may have. Note: Ask critical thinking questions to help fix their misconceptions Letting their ideas, wonderings, and findings lead the lessons and experiments. Teacher role: Teaching the 5-E model for lessons (Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, Evaluation)

Classroom, Teacher, and Student

McGraw-Hill (2000) is a classroom science textbook There are newer editions. (This just happens to be what the school I observed at uses.) Grade: 2 Contains 6 units and 12 chapters The curriculum includes science magazines, problems and puzzles, skill builders, and handbooks. Observation Finding Teacher B that I observed had a very powerful insight into inquiry for me. “I have found that if you give them something to explore without telling them anything about it, they can figure it out. But if you tell them how something works they forget.”

Science curriculums Macmillan/McGraw-Hill RealScience-4-Kids Websites Great resources for introducing science ideas, concepts, and phenomenon Earth, Space, Life, and Physical science videos Grade K-2 short videos on all types of concepts that are covered by standards Grade 3-5 short videos on all types of concepts that are covered by standards Videos on science topics, concepts, and can be used for all grade levels. Books More Picture Perfect Science Lessons By: Karen Ansberry and Emily Morgan Uses: Teach science as inquiry by using children’s books Doing Good Science in Middle School By: Jorgenson, Cleveland, and Vanosdall Uses: Practical guide to inquiry based instruction and 5E model Uncovering Student Ideas in Physical Science By: Page Keeley and Rand Harrington Uses: Professional Development for Assessment Ideas More book resources at:

Time Magazine for Kids Time magazine for kids provides up-to-date current events from science to social studies for children. Magic School Bus videos The Magic School Bus videos are a collection of “field trips” that the students in the video embark on to learn about many concepts of science! How to Help the Earth by the Lorax By: Tish Rabe How to Help the Earth by the Lorax is a new early reader book that discusses the ways in which we can all help make/keep the Earth a clean place to live. Energy Island: How one Community Harnessed the Wind and Changed the World By: Allan Drummond Energy Island is a story about how a Denmark community used natural resources to change their world. National Geographic Kids Almanac 2011 National Geographic Kids Almanac 2011 has information about the important events and things that were significant in 2011.

When given the opportunity to experiment, explore, and discover science, students can build their scientific knowledge, skills, and concepts of the world. Teaching science as a cooperative learning community increases students’ learning and creates a positive environment in the classroom.

Annenberg Workshop Videos. Retrieved from: Bass, J., Contant, T., & Carin, A. (2009).Teaching Science as Inquiry (11th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. Drummond, A. (2011). Energy Island: How one Community Harnessed the Wind and Changed the World. New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Levit, J. (2012, January 6). Time Magazine for Kids: Mystery Solved?. Time For Kids. New York City, NY: Time. Moyer, R., Daniel, L., Hackett, J., Baptiste, P., (2000). Science. (Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Ed.). New York, NY: The McGraw-Hill Companies. National Geographic. (2010, May 25). National Geographic Kids Almanac National Geographic. Washington D.C.,: National Geographic Society. Rabe, T. (2012). How to help the earth by the Lorax. New York, NY: Random House Children’s Books. Note: A Special thanks to Teacher B, whom I observed for a science lesson.