1. “It is nothing short of a miracle that the modern methods of instruction have not yet entirely strangled the holy curiosity of inquiry” - Albert Einstein, Ideas and Opinions

2. Inquiry Based Labs
Student constructed learning vs teacher transmitted information
Psychology & brain neurophysiology renewed theories of learning:
Constructivism, blooms taxonomy, multiple intelligences, whole language, etc

3. Inquiry Based Labs (cont.)
Goals:
Enhance learning based on...
Increasing student involvement
Multiple ways of knowing
Sequential phases of cognition
Active vs passive learning

4. The Guppy Lab... Objectives: Introduce inquiry based learning
Work collaboratively to design and conduct experiment
Analyze data and present findings via PowerPoint presentation
Complete first lab write up in lab notebook

5. The Guppy Lab...
Your group will be given up to 3 guppy fish. Your goal is to develop & conduct an animal behavior experiment. You must identify what you are studying & how you will study it.
Block 1:
Write lab procedure & identify materials needed / to purchase.
Identify variables & develop a hypothesis. Purchase materials

6. The Guppy Lab... Block 2: Block 3: Block 4: Conduct experiment
Gather data
Block 3:
Analyze data
Begin PowerPoint presentation
Block 4:
Present findings to class