Science Inquiry: Explore

 Explore: Science Inquiry:Inquiry-based Learning Model article 

What are and how many forms of inquiry used in inquiry-based classrooms?
  •     An inquiry is a process of gathering information and creating questions for further ones education of a given topic. The individual asks questions, creates new discoveries, and searchers for answers.   
  • The steps of inquiry are:
    • Construct a question or problem
    • Make predictions
    • Create an investigation of the problem to find data in order to evaluate the hypothesis
    • Draw final conclusions
    • Translate the results 
  • Forms of inquiry:
    • Confirmation
    • Structured
    • Guided 
    • Open 
Who is the funder of Discovery Learning? 
  • Jerome Bruner is the founder of discovery learning. His theories centered around models, the importance of teaching and learning "optimal structure", curriculum, and lastly learning from discovery. 


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