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Direct linkPeters, Erin – Science Scope, 2005
Deconstructing cookbook labs to require the students to be more thoughtful could break down perceived teacher barriers to inquiry learning. Simple steps that remove or disrupt the direct transfer of step-by-step procedures in cookbook labs make students think more critically about their process. Through trials in the author's middle school…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Earth Science, Physics, Science Laboratories
