Funding Inquiry

This editorial provides suggestions on how to find, make, or elicit grant money to provide equipment for student inquiry labs. It is short but packed with useful advice and I highly recommen... See More

This editorial provides suggestions on how to find, make, or elicit grant money to provide equipment for student inquiry labs. It is short but packed with useful advice and I highly recommend it to teachers at any grade level and for new teachers to consider.

What Students Deserve

The question arises from this article is how can we provide students with the best education in the field they are learning. When it comes to science, keeping up to date requires two things... See More

The question arises from this article is how can we provide students with the best education in the field they are learning. When it comes to science, keeping up to date requires two things. One is a well educated teacher in the science they are teaching. The second is to have the most up to date equipment and that is usually a costly situation with all the new technology coming out. What this author advocates is the writing of grants to provide the funds needed for this new and therefore expensive equipment. Regardless of what is available money wise, we as educators should use strategies that work such as inquiry-based science, concept attainment and provide safe, creative science experiences.