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Implementing Inquiry & Critical

Thinkingfor High Schools in Large Urban Districts

Implementing Inquiry & Critical

Thinkingfor High Schools in Large Urban Districts

Jill Brownlee - High School science administratorChristy Compton - High School science resource teacher Jill Brownlee - High School science administratorChristy Compton - High School science resource teacher


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Focus QuestionFocus Question

How can we get all students tothink critically about

evidence and scientificexplanations?

How can we get all students tothink critically about

evidence and scientificexplanations?


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Inquiry Activity #1Inquiry Activity #1

Introductory activity for an inquiryunitFocus on inquiry skills; sciencecontent secondary

Introductory activity for an inquiryunitFocus on inquiry skills; sciencecontent secondary


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I.T.O. Inquiry Thought Organizer

Purpose Question:What I think

Evidence Collected:What I think now Why (Dont forget to include the specific evidence that led to the change!)





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Inquiry UmbrellaInquiry Umbrella

Student -Centered

Community

SafetyManagement

Collaborat e Communicat


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Critical Elements for

Inquiry


Inquiry Management

Time; Routines; Materials; Facilitating; Planning

CommunicatingWriting; Reflection; Questions; Feedback

CollaborationGroupwork; Accountability; Constructing knowledge

SafetyClassroom climate; Laboratory investigations

Management Time; Routines; Materials; Facilitating; Planning





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History of Inquiry - San

Diego

History of Inquiry - San

Diego1. M.S. & H.S. Science Fair2. Voluntary Inquiry Units3. Inquiry-Based Curriculum

7th-8th: Life Science & Physical Science9th-11th: Physics, Chemistry & Biology

1. M.S. & H.S. Science Fair2. Voluntary Inquiry Units3. Inqu iry-Based Curriculum

7th-8th: Life Science & Physical Science9th-11th: Physics, Chemistry & Biology


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Inquiry Activity #2Inquiry Activity #2

DNA Modeling activity frominquiry-based Biology curriculumFocus on science content; inquiryskills secondary

DNA Modeling activity frominquiry-based Biology curriculumFocus on science content; inquiryskills secondary


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Focus Question #2Focus Question #2

How can a model show that DNAcan store and transmitinformation?

How can a model show that DNAcan store and transmitinformation?


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Inquiry UmbrellaInquiry Umbrella

Student -Centered

Community

SafetyManagement

Collaborat e Communicat


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Inquiry


Inquiry Management

Time; Routines; Materials; Facilitating; Planning




Manage ment Time; Routines; Materials; Facilitating; Planning





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Classroom Inquiry

Variations

Classroom Inquiry

Variations1. Learner engages inscientifically orientedquestions

A) Learner engages inquestion provided byteacher, materials or other source

B) Learner sharpens or clarifies questionprovided by teacher,materials, or other source

C) Learner selectsamong questions, posesnew questions

D) Learner poses aquestion

2. Learner givespriority to evidence inresponding toquestions

A) Learner is given dataand told how to analyze

B) Learner given dataand asked to analyze

C) Learner directed tocollect certain data

D) Learner determineswhat constitutesevidence and collects it

3. Learner formulatesexplanations fromevidence

A) Learner providedwith evidence

B) Learner givenpossible ways to useevidence to formulate

C) Learner guided inprocess of formulatingexplanations fromevidence

D) Learner formulatesexplanation after summarizing evidence

4. Learner connectsexplanations toscientific knowledge

A) Learner given allconnections

B) Learner givenpossible connections

C) Learner directedtoward areas andsources of scientificknowledge

D) Learner independently examinesother resources andforms links toexplanations

5. Learner communicates and

justifies explanations

A) Learner given stepsand procedures for communication

B) Learner providedbroad guidelines to useto sharpencommunication

C) Learner coached indevelopment of communication

D) Learner formsreasonable and logicalargument tocommunicateexplanations

More-------------------------Teacher Direction -------------------------Less


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Discussion Prompt Discussion Prompt

What might be some of thechallenges of implementing inquiryin your school or district?

What might be some of thechallenges of implementing inquiryin your school or district?


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Exit SlipExit Slip

From your experiences today, how hasyour understanding of inquiry changed?

What did you learn today that couldhelp you implement inquiry in yourschool or district?

From your experiences today, how hasyour understanding of inquiry changed?

What did you learn today that couldhelp you implement inquiry in yourschool or district?

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