1. TEACHING STRATEGIES FOR THE SCIENCE CLASSROOM
INQUIRY BASED LEARNING
"Tell me and I forget, show me and I remember, involve me and I understand."

3. BACKGROUND DEFINITION
According to the National Science Education Standards, “Inquiry is the process by which scientists pose questions about the natural world and seek answers and deeper understanding, rather than knowing by authority or other processes.” (p.150, 1992)

4. THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
BEHAVIORIST MODEL (TRADITIONAL)
TEACHER CENTERED
QUESTION-RESPONSE FORMAT (TEACHER TO STUDENT)
CONSTRUCTIVIST MODEL(INQUIRY)
STUDENT CENTERED
OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONS (STUDENT TO TEACHER, STUDENT TO STUDENT)

5. ADVANTAGES & DISADVANTAGES
TRADITIONAL
TEACHER COVERS MORE BUT LESS IS RETAINED
VIEWS STUDENTS AS A RESEVOIR OF KNOWLEDGE
SUBJECT-CENTERED
GUIDED BY TEXTBOOK
TEACHERS HAVE COVERING COMPULSION (THE MORE THEY COVER, THE BETTER THEY THINK THEY ARE)
INQUIRY
TEACHER COVERS LESS BUT MORE IS RETAINED
MORE HOLISTIC VIEW OF THE LEARNER
TEACHERS MORE INTERESTED IN COGNITIVE AND CREATIVE GROWTH
TEACH FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF MULTI-TALENTS IN HELPING STUDENTS DEVELOP THEIR SELF CONCEPTS

6. METHOD 1: INQUIRY BASED CLASSROOM Defining Inquiry
CATEGORIES
Open: commences with a student’s question, followed by the student designing and conducting an investigation or experiment and communicating results
Guided: Usually, the teacher chooses the question for research. Students may then aid the instructor on deciding how to proceed with the investigation.
Coupled: combines a guided-inquiry investigation with an open-inquiry investigation
Structured: the teacher mainly directs a guided inquiry

7. METHOD 2: INQUIRY BASED LAB Challenging Students With Experiments
Authentic experimentation is often overlooked (COOKBOOK LABS)
Experimentation, allows students to incorporate the scientific methodology using the hands on approach.
Science teachers should incorporate experiments that are guided, but self-construed by the learner

8. INQUIRY BASED TECHNOLOGY Field Trips on Line, Inquiry Dot Com & Inquiry Through Portable Technology
Facilitating students outside for lake or river studies can be wearisome
Students cannot observe the dynamic and temporal changes in a lake or river, or really see how lakes and rivers work
The expense and logistics involved often make field trips impractical

9. Solution
Supplement occasional field trips with Internet-based inquiry lessons
Ex. Water on the Web (Wow) and River Run
Network: Student, either from home or in the classroom, can examine data, compare resources, analyze data sets to formulate conclusions, identifying alternative explanations, and communicate findings to others in geographically diverse locations
Portable Technology: allows students to go beyond the walls of the classroom to do field work

10. CONCLUSION
Inquiry demands a shift to a more student-centered classroom
No research was found, advocating that one style should completely substitute the other
There are advantages and disadvantages with inquiry learning (Depending on theoretical framework)
Inquiry can be facilitated through the use of technology