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The Inquiry Process - A Great Visual

The Inquiry Process - A Great Visual | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it
Beth Dichter's insight:

The Inquiry Process requires that students ask questions. This visualization provides  five questions in the following four categories.

* How do you pose real questions?

* How do you find and validate resources?

* How to you interpret information?

* How do you write your report?

From my experience students often struggle with inquiry based learning. In classrooms it is often the teacher asking the question and the students responding. What would happen if you provided your students with a  copy of this infographic and used it as a tool to help them scaffold their thinking and better understand what the inquiry process is?

Peg Gillard's curator insight, October 27, 2013 9:51 PM

We are so far removed from inquiry based classrooms that curiosity is but a shadow. Students wait to be fed the learning, which isn't true learning if it is fed. True learning comes from asking our own questions and setting out on a quest to unravel the riddle we have created. 

Drora Arussy's curator insight, October 28, 2013 4:10 PM

wonderful visual for the inquiry process - for educators and to share with students.

OCM BOCES SLS's curator insight, November 7, 2013 1:24 PM

Great graphic for inquiry learning

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Learning Science Through Inquiry | Visual.ly

Learning Science Through Inquiry | Visual.ly | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it
Children can learn problem-solving skills using methods similar to the ones scientists employ to prepare them for opportunities in their professional
Beth Dichter's insight:

This infographic looks at science,specifically the value of teaching students science from a young age because of the many skills that are developed. These skills include developing questions, collecting evidence, forming decisions, constructing information and communicating. It also discusses the FERA cycle, as in:

* Focus

* Explore

* Reflect

* Apply

The infographic then explores how STEM has the ability to impact her choices throughout her lifetime. This infographic was created by the Smithsonian and provides great information throughout (including a more detailed explanation of the FERA cycle).

Kathy Lynch's curator insight, October 5, 2013 3:34 PM

from iScience Teacher

Ruth Virginia Barton's curator insight, February 13, 2015 11:30 AM

Excellent infographic about learning science through critical-thinking and student-directed inquiry