teaching inquiry the bscs 5e model. what is inquiry? inquiry is a general term for the processes by...
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Teaching InquiryThe BSCS 5E Model
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What is Inquiry?
• Inquiry is a general term for the processes by which scientific knowledge is developed.
• Scientific inquiry encompasses the processes in which scientists ask questions, make predictions, carry out investigations, gather evidence, and propose explanations.
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School Inquiry
• Inquiry in science education is a thinking skill that can extend beyond science class.
• Students learn to ask questions, gather appropriate evidence, and use evidence to support their conclusions.
• School inquiry is usually much less sophisticated than authentic scientific inquiry.
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Types of Scientific Studies
• Experiments: testing hypotheses by manipulating variables.
• Correlational studies: finding connections between different phenomena.
• Descriptive studies: discovering, describing, classifying, and categorizing.
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Myths About Inquiry
• “Inquiry is doing hands-on science.”
• “If students do inquiry, they will understand inquiry.”
• “Inquiry is using the scientific method.”
• “Inquiry is unstructured and chaotic.”
• “Inquiry is asking students questions.”
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Inquiry Continuum
• (Handout)
• “Cookbook” labs tend to fall at the “Teacher Guided” end of the continuum.
• Independent projects arising from a student question fall at the “Learner Self-Directed” end of the continuum.
• Between the two ends falls guided inquiry.
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Essential Features of Inquiry
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Engagement
• Students must first be engaged by a driving question about a natural event.
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Evidence
• Students give priority to evidence rather than opinion or belief when addressing scientifically-oriented questions.
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Explanations
• Students use evidence to develop explanations about natural events in order to answer their questions.
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Evaluate
• Students evaluate their explanations by considering alternative explanations, and consider which is best supported by evidence.
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Communicate
• Students clearly communicate their findings to others and justify their explanations using evidence.
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The 5E Model
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BSCS 5E Model
• (Handout)
• The 5E Instructional Model of Inquiry was developed by the Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS)
• The model is grounded in constructivism.
• The 5E model is one model, but not the only model, for teaching inquiry.
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Engage
• An introductory stage where the teacher captures the students’ interest. This may involve:
• demonstration
• reading aloud
• assessing prior knowledge
• asking questions
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Explore
• Students carry out cooperative activities to explore the topic and to develop a common set of concrete knowledge.
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Explain
• Students develop their own explanations and listen to each other’s. The teacher clarifies concepts, introduces vocabulary, and may correct misconceptions.
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Elaborate
• Students carry out further activities to deepen their knowledge, answer new questions, or confront misconceptions.
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Evaluate
• The teacher evaluates student learning of concepts and skills.
• Evaluation may lead into a new 5E cycle of learning to expand on or correct concepts.