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Argument-Driven Inquiry
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Sampson, Victor; Grooms, Jonathon; Walker, Joi – Science Teacher, 2009
Argument-Driven Inquiry (ADI) is an instructional model that enables science teachers to transform a traditional laboratory activity into a short integrated instructional unit. To illustrate how the ADI instructional model works, this article describes an ADI lesson developed for a 10th-grade chemistry class. This example lesson was designed to…
Descriptors: Science Activities, Communication Skills, Inquiry, Persuasive Discourse
Optic Inquiry.
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Parson, Nancy Nolte – Science Teacher, 2001
Introduces the Magic in a Tube activity in which students formulate questions and practice science skills. (YDS)
Descriptors: Activity Units, Cooperative Learning, Inquiry, Learning Processes
Energy Unit Lights Up Middle School.
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Matthews, Bradley A. – Science Teacher, 1978
A six-week multidisciplinary energy unit for an inner city middle school in Kentucky is described. This unit is designed to accommodate students with a wide range of reading and math skills. (MDR)
Descriptors: Activity Units, Elementary Secondary Education, Energy, Energy Conservation
Storm Trackers.
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Royce, Christine Anne – Science Teacher, 2001
Introduces a Storm Trackers unit that uses actual hurricane data to track hurricane movements. Uses an inquiry-based teaching approach in a cooperative learning environment. (YDS)
Descriptors: Active Learning, Activity Units, Cooperative Learning, Geography