My Biology students are working on their investigations of through the cells, DNA, and Gel Electrophoresis

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I uncovered the practice of inquiry based learning during graduate research for how effectively STEM learning improved student performance on standardized assessments. What I discovered was a strange idea that many students learn more when they don’t hate the process of learning. That said, inquiry based learning is not all fun. As one of the…Read More

After reading the articles and viewing the videos, write a brief essay explaining how what you read and viewed challenged, reinforced, or changed the way you thought about inquiry in general or inquiry as related to the science standards. Use specific examples from the materials.

“Through the process of inquiry, individuals construct much of t…Read More

In my opinion, inquiry is a form of learning that relies on the natural human characteristic of questioning. It is something that we as human beings, especially children, do naturally. Inquiry based learning allows students to take advantage of this natural process and use it to their advantage in the classroom. With inquiry, there is really no…Read More