Andrea Eriksen Mini-Course: Designing Inquiry Based Science Lab Activities
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Designing Inquiry Based Science Lab Activities
Purpose and Overview
Purpose
The purpose of this course is to give science teachers some very practical ways in which they can begin to transform their typical "cookbook styles" labs into lab activities which are more open-ended and inquiry-based.
Questions to be answered are:
-Why is inquiry important?
-How do I scaffold my lab activities?
-How do I fit inquiry-labs into my already packed schedule?
By the end of this course, teachers should be able to apply the tips and techniques given in the course in order to modify their own instruction.
Overview
This course is divided into four different units, that while accessed asynchronously, allows science teachers to work together to re-design labs to make them more open-ended.
Needs Assessment
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Performance Objectives
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Course Units
This mini-course includes the following units. Click the title of a unit to go to its page.
Unit 1: Why is Inquiry Important?
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Unit 2: What Makes Inquiry So Difficult to Implement Well?
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