Questioning Cycle: Making Students' Thinking Explicit During Scientific Inquiry

by: Maria Araceli Ruiz-Primo and Erin Marie Furtak

Are you thinking about ways to get your students to think about science? Inquiry learning is an excellent way for students to get actively involved in science. Use the informative questioning cycle described in this article to ensure that students are making progress toward learning goals.

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Type Journal ArticlePub Date 1/1/2005Stock # ss05_028_04_22Volume 028Issue 04

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Questioning how I question

This article gave me some great ideas on how to make my questioning more effective. I feel like I'm constantly asking my students questions, and now I better understand how to make sure I'm ... See More

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