Teaching High School Science Through Inquiry

Preface
A Call for Instructional Reform
Who Should Read This Book?
Contents
Acknowledgments
About the Author
1. Constructing an Understanding of Scientific Inquiry
A Culture of Inquiry
What Science Educators Say About Inquiry
What the National Science Education Standards Says About Inquiry
What the American Association for the Advancement of Science Says About Inquiry
Ten Questions About Inquiry-Based Learning
Looking Beyond
2. Learning About Inquiry Through Case Studies
Scientific Inquiry: A Case Study Approach
A Case Study: Inquiring About Isopods
Resources for Isopods
Questions for Reflection
The Inquiry Cycle
Brainstorming
A Definition of Inquiry
3. Developing a Philosophy for Inquiry
What Is Constructivism?
Traditional Versus Constructivist Classrooms
Historical Perspectives of Constructivism
Constructivism Today
Metacognition
How Adolescents Learn
The 5E Learning Cycle
Challenges to Creating to Constructivist Classroom Culture
4. Comparing Traditional and Inquiry-Based Science Classrooms
A Traditional Classroom
The Environment of an Inquiry-Based Classroom
Students in an Inquiry-Based Classroom
Teachers in an Inquiry-Based Classroom
Becoming an Inquiry-Based Teacher
5. Integrating Inquiry-Based Activities
Promoting Student Inquiries
Invitation to Inquiry
Demonstrations
Laboratory Experiences and Activities
Teacher-Initiated Inquiries
Student-Initiated Inquiries
Guiding Students Into Inquiry
Extended Inquiries: A Case Study in Bottle Ecosystem
An Interview With Jay Costanza
Questions for Reflection
6. Modifying a Lab Activity Into an Inquiry Investigation
The Role of the Laboratory in Science
New Approaches to Traditional Labs
The Hydrate Lab
7. Managing the Inquiry-Based Classroom
Challenges to Inquiry-Based Teaching
Making Time for Inquiry
Just Tell Me the Answer
Questioning Techniques
8. Assessing Inquiry
The Concern About Assessments
Curriculum Assessments
Designing Assessments
Authentic