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Kansas 4-H SCIENCE Ready. One Million New Scientists . . . One Million New Ideas!. What is Inquiry?. Learner Centered Active Investigation Open Questioning
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Kansas 4-H SCIENCE Ready One Million New Scientists . . . One Million New Ideas!
What is Inquiry? • Learner Centered • Active Investigation • Open Questioning “The critical element to inquiry is that the child seeks answers to questions and is not given answers” (Marek & Cavallo, 1997, p. 22)
Experiential learning – focuses on the learning within the common experience What did you learn from this game experience? I will use what I learn about being a good team member on the playground . I learned how to catch a ball with a mitt this year 3
Scientific Inquiry - focuses on the learner’s own questions about the specific phenomenon What combination of angle and speed of the bat will hit the ball into right field? 4
Types of Inquiry • Structured • Guided • Open
Structured • Facilitator provides scientific questions and methods for youth to follow to answer the questions. • Youth are expected to reach the same outcomes. • Ex. Beginning science lab experience
Guided • Facilitator provides one or more questions • Youth design investigations in order to answer the questions • Results may be different
Open • Youth form their own questions • Youth design investigations to answer their questions • Youth reach their own outcomes or results
Inquiry in Learning Open Inquiry Leader Centered Learner Centered Experiential Learning Structured Inquiry Guided Inquiry
Kansas 4-H SCIENCE Ready One Million New Scientists . . . One Million New Ideas!