According to John Dewey, American constructivist……………………….

……..collaboration is conductive to learning. Through the inquiry process, students collaborate to conduct investigations in which they ask questions, seek information, create new knowledge to solve problems, and reflect on their learning.

Before Activity

• Form groups: 4 or 5 in a group• Name group• Number yourself

Thinking of Inquiry Based Learning

Activity

The Airplane ActivityStep 1: 4 Workers: Make an airplane with materialsprovided that can fly at least 10 feet.Others-Recorders: Record steps used to make airplane.Step 2: Workers: Fly the planeRecorders: Record what happens

Activity continued…

Step 3: Read Observations-Switch rolesWorkers: modify the airplane or create new plane.Recorders: Record building steps.Workers: fly planeRecorders: Record outcome of flight

Inquiry based learning should do the following:

1. Develop information-processing skills.2. Nurture habits of mind: What people

naturally do to solve a problem, explore a problem or answer a question/ problem.

3. Lead to content understanding.

Examples of Habits of Mind• Persistence• Managing Impulsivity• Listening with Empathy and Understanding• Thinking Flexibly• Thinking about your Thinking :Metacognition• Striving for Accuracy• Applying Past Knowledge• Questioning and Posing Problems• Thinking and Communicating with Clarity and

Precision

Habits of Mind continued………….• Gathering Data Through All Senses• Creating, Imagining & Innovating• Responding With Wonderment and Awe• Taking Responsible Risks• Finding Humor• Thinking Interdependently• Remaining Open to Continuous Learning

When thinking of content ask the following:

• What do I want my students to learn about the subject (content) as a result of this lesson?

• What skills will my students use in this learning activity?

• What resources will my students need to complete this learning?

Content relevance of activity• S5CS3. Students will use tools and instruments for observing,

measuring, and manipulating objects in scientific activities.• a. Choose appropriate common materials for making simple

mechanical constructions and repairing things.• S5CS1. Students will be aware of the importance of curiosity,

honesty, openness, and skepticism in science and will exhibit these traits in their own efforts to understand how the world works.

• a. Keep records of investigations and observations and do not alter the records later. b. Carefully distinguish observations from ideas and speculation about those observations.

• c. Offer reasons for findings and consider reasons suggested by others.

Review of Activity• Did the activity stimulate

information processing skills?• What about habits of mind? • Did/would students learn new

information about the content?• What questions do students have

after exploration?

Thinking like a 5th grader

• What artifact or evidence could you use to show your learning?

Assessment of I.B.L.

• Assess the evidence of work…could be an observation, could be an artifact chosen by the student, could be through a narrative assessment of the learning ?…… The narrative could be a written assessment of what the students have learned (their words, their thinking) or what questions they still have. You choose the assessment that fits with the learning taking place.