Multiple Modes of Inquiry Helping students unders

This chapter from the book Inquiry in Earth Gives a good introduction to modes of inquiry widely used by practicing geoscientists *the classic laboratory experiment, *observation of c... See More

This chapter from the book Inquiry in Earth Gives a good introduction to modes of inquiry widely used by practicing geoscientists *the classic laboratory experiment, *observation of change over time, *comparison of ancient artifacts with products of active processes, *observation of variations across space, *use of physical models *application of computer models. Recognizing these modes of inquiry will help students to understand and recognize the processes that geoscientists use that lead to what they are learning in the earth sciences.

Helpful for Teaching Earth Science

The author does a good job of giving ideas for teaching Earth Science using inquiry activities. Generally, this type of science is hard to teach in this manner.