Education - Science education (Elementary)

Inquiry is--

"Inquiry is the art of investigating questions, formulating interim answers, and, perhaps most important, critiquing potential alternative answers. Science as inquiry, then, is a social and thoughtful activity requiring much more than the practive of skills or the completion of a set of steps leading to the 'right answer.'" -- from 8 Essentials of Inquiry-Based Science, K-8 by Elizabeth Hammerman, p.xxiii (507 HaE 2006).

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Some keywords and subject heading to try when researching in databases like ERIC about this topic, including: science instruction, inquiry, critical thinking, active learning, problem solving, hands on science.

Serious and Playful Inquiry: Epistemological
Talking Science: classroom discussions and their role in inquiry-based learning environments
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...Since inquiry is an important strategy for teaching science (NRC 1996; AAAS 1993), teachers face the challenge of facilitating meaningful discussions in an inquiry- or project-based setting. This article presents three types of discussions that can be used in inquiry-based activities and provides an example of each in a sample investigation.- from abstract

Keywords and subject headings to use when searching the catalogue: inquiry, inquiry-based learning, inquiry theory of knowledge, science study and teaching elementary.

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