The Real Deal

This article does a great job of presenting the "how to" on teaching how science is really done and the nature of science. As we get ready to roll out the Next Generation Science Standards,... See More

This article does a great job of presenting the "how to" on teaching how science is really done and the nature of science. As we get ready to roll out the Next Generation Science Standards, we need to remember and focus on teaching not just the concepts within science, but also the nature of science. In this article you will find a great explanation on how to turn student questions into inquiry based investigations. There is even an example provided. I highly recommend this article to any teacher of science.

Appreciating the Nature of Science

This article describes how to make casual questions (the why or what questions) made by students during an inquiry activity into descriptive questions (ones made by numerous observations.) ... See More

This article describes how to make casual questions (the why or what questions) made by students during an inquiry activity into descriptive questions (ones made by numerous observations.) The casual ones are often more difficult than the descriptive but the use of descriptive helps make the casual question more like conducting an experiment. There is a sample investigation provided in this article that explains how this can be done. This type of investigation supports the nature of science as well.