Term
Summer 2017
Capstone
Capstone Project
Degree Name
MAT
Facilitator(s)
Kelly Killorn-Moravec
Abstract
As students study science, they need to learn how to investigate a question, as a scientist would, not just memorize facts and figures. Teaching through inquiry lends itself well to students working collaboratively to build their own understanding as opposed to only being told. The literature shows that there are several ways to teach through inquiry, all of which include the students being engaged in, exploring, explaining, and extending their learning. Using the four necessary parts of inquiry, along with the Understanding by Design framework, a unit curriculum on forces was developed to help guide the students to build their own understanding of these concepts. Through exploring the question, How might student achievement be supported through inquiry-based teaching? it was found that through careful planning, specific experiences can be developed to provide students with opportunities to learn to be critical thinkers about science.
Project Type
Curriculum
Keywords
Curriculum, Science
Recommended Citation
Harlane, Hans P., "Creating An Inquiry-Based Force Unit For A Ninth-Grade Science Class" (2017). School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects. 33.
https://digitalcommons.hamline.edu/hse_cp/33
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text
dc_publisher
DigitalCommons@Hamline
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application/pdf
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School of Education Student Capstone Theses and Dissertations