Prepare

CONSIDER THIS:

As you watch this video...

  1. Often students working in groups rely on one person to do the “heavy lifting”. How does the teacher use questioning to get both students to understand the process?

Resources about Questioning in Science Inquiry

CONSIDER THIS:

As you watch this video...

  1. How might you take the introduction of a “cookbook lab” and have students generate a hypothesis?
  2. What is the importance of having students create a hypothesis?
  3. How has scaffolding the inquiry process made inquiry manageable for both students and the teacher?

CONSIDER THIS:

As you watch this video...

  1. In the video the teacher asked students to link the question to the characteristics of living organisms. How might linking the testable question to a standard or previously taught concept deepen students’ thinking?
  2. What do you notice about student engagement in the initial stages of the inquiry process?