10.+Inquiry-based+Lessons

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 * INQUIRY BASED LESSONS**

How can teachers incorporate inquiry into the lesson design process?//
 * 1) Learners will examine and describe the elements of an inquiry-based lesson.
 * 2) Learners will understand the principles and concepts of essential questions and higher-level thinking skills and their use in inquiry-based lessons.
 * 3) Learners will develop essential questions and criteria for success for original inquiry-based lessons.

Some Float and Some Don't Handout
 * 1. SESSION STARTER: SOME FLOAT, SOME DON'T!** - Dale
 * Why do you think some crayons float and some do not?
 * Write a hypothesis as to why some float and some do not?
 * Give it a try with your own set of crayons.
 * __Answers: http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/2005-09/1126617941.Ch.r.html [|http://www.crayola.com/canwehelp/contact/faq_view.cfm?id=152]__
 * Follow-up Activities
 * Write a letter to [|Crayola]:
 * explaining your ideas and ask the company if they can explain the floating crayon phenomenon.
 * OR, write a letter explaining why you think all crayons should float.
 * OR, write a letter suggesting a method Crayola could use to make ALL crayons float.
 * [|Crayola Company] for more inquiry activities.
 * How might this lesson differ from a traditional teacher-centered lesson?

__**MODULE RESOURCES** http://resources.emints.org/modresources/links/inquirybased.shtml Username:emintspd & Password:fy08__


 * 2. INQUIRY BASED RESEARCH GUIDE** -Sheila

What do you already know about Inquiry Based Lessons? What information from the module or online resources might be new to you or some of your other teachers? Using any media (Word, PPT, Inspiration, Garage Band, anything, etc) create a way to share your topic, the guiding question and the information we should know regarding the questions you answered. Be creative and try to include visual elements if possible. You will have 45 minutes to complete this project.

//The inquiry based lesson has many aspects://
 * The Inquiry Based Process - What is inquiry based?
 * The Role of the Teacher and the Student - What are the roles as compared to the roles of a traditional class?
 * The use of Essential Questions - What are the characteristics of essential questions?
 * Questions and Investigations - What type of student questions should be observed during the lesson?
 * A Variety of Resources - How will students use the resources during the lesson?
 * Meaningful Products - What is the role and purpose of student products?
 * Constructivist Lesson Plan - What are the 5 E's?
 * The Spectrum of Inquiry - How might Grappling's relate to inquiry based?
 * Higher Level Thinking - How are Bloom's Taxonomy and higher-level related to inquiry based?

Keep in mind that Inquiry in a classroom can bring high-student motivation, long-term understanding, and increased performance.

//**3. DEFINING AND DESIGNING ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS - Brent**

Review the following links to get a quick review of what constitutes an essential question.//
 * 1) //Essential Question [[image:https://graniteplanning.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/powerpoint.png width="32" height="32" link="https://graniteplanning.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/Essential_Questions-1.ppt"]][| Essential_Questions-1.ppt]//
 * 2) What is an Essential Question?[[file:What is an Essential Question.ppt]]
 * 3) Using the Internet to Promote Inquiry-based Learning. http://www.biopoint.com/inquiry/ibr.html
 * 4) McKenzie, J. (1996). Framing Essential Questions. From Now On, 6(1). http://www.fno.org/sept96/questions.html
 * 5) Clifford, P. & Friesen, S. Creating Essential Questions. Galileo Educational Network[| http://www.galileo.org/tips/essential_questions.html]

In cooperative learning groups, decide whether the essential questions cards belong to the essential question group the non-essential/supporting questions group. Use the resources above in order to help answer the question. You will be asked to share your findings with the group and then tape you card on the appropriate chart.


 * 4. WHAT DO INQUIRY LESSONS LOOK LIKE?** **LET'S TAKE A LOOK - Dale, Brent, Sheila**

"What Do I See?" Observation Activity

 * 1) Elementary Educational Broadcasting Corporation. (2004). Concept to Classroom: Inquiry in Action.[| http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/inquiry/demonstration.html]
 * 2) eMINTS/ETC Digital Stories Videos[| http://emints.org/about/video/]
 * 3) More videos from the [|eMINTS Teacher Resource Page].