Scientific Inquiry and Investigation Concepts

Paul Andersen provides a comprehensive guide to scientific inquiry, emphasizing its role in education. He introduces resources like inquiry cards and videos to aid teachers. The video outlines the inquiry process, starting with phenomena, asking questions, developing explanations, conducting investigations, and engaging in argumentation. Andersen stresses the importance of anchoring inquiry in standards and phenomena, and highlights the need for teachers to guide students through the process. The video concludes with a reminder of available resources and the benefits of inquiry-based learning.

What resources are mentioned as part of the teacher's guide to scientific inquiry?

• Online courses and webinars

• Textbooks and workbooks

• Inquiry cards, posters, and a website

• Scientific journals and articles

What is the primary goal of scientific inquiry?

• To ask and answer questions to understand the natural world

• To memorize scientific facts

• To conduct experiments without a purpose

• To write scientific reports

What is the first step in the inquiry cycle?

• Conducting experiments

• Asking questions

• Coming up with explanations

• Engaging in argumentation

What should students do after brainstorming questions?

• Classify and improve the questions

• Conduct an experiment

• Write a report

• Ignore the questions

Why is it important to value student questions?

• To drive experimentation and inquiry

• To encourage memorization

• To prepare for exams

• To fill time in the lesson

What is a model in the context of scientific inquiry?

• An idea in your brain made visible to others

• A detailed scientific report

• A mathematical equation

• A physical representation of a concept

What is the purpose of engaging in argumentation in the inquiry process?

• To test explanations and gather evidence

• To memorize scientific terms

• To argue with classmates

• To write essays

What should students do before conducting an investigation?

• Write a hypothesis

• Plan their investigation

• Read a textbook

• Collect all possible data

How can teachers help students during the inquiry process?

• By focusing only on theoretical knowledge

• By letting them work independently without guidance

• By guiding them and asking good questions

• By providing all the answers

What is the role of phenomena in scientific inquiry?

• To be ignored during experiments

• To be memorized for exams

• To serve as a basis for asking questions and conducting investigations

• To provide a distraction