Inquiry Learning and the 5 E's

To summarize my inquiry learning and the 5E's I thought this quirky video was perfect for it! 

https://youtu.be/HIr5Th9TYGw

My Take-Aways From the Article Readings:

Busting the Myths Surrounding the Inquiry-Based Science Classroom

Myth 5:  ***Teaching science through inquiry is only for some students ***

This myth resonated with me most because as future educators will we have a classroom filled with many different students who will learn in various ways. The fundamentals of this myth came from the idea that only brilliant students have the capability of engaging in critical thinking. This is so wrong! Students need concrete experiences and teacher interactions. Inquiry is scaffolded at many levels, the teacher has more ability to meet students at their level and account for these differences. This gives the teacher the capability to accommodate everyone in their classroom, from struggling to excelling.

What Is Inquiry?

THE INQUIRY CYCLE

 Inquisition—stating a “What if” or “I wonder” question to be investigated

 Acquisition—brainstorming possible procedures

 Supposition—identifying an “I think” statement to test 

 Implementation—designing and carrying out a plan 

 Summation—collecting evidence and drawing conclusions

Exhibition—sharing and communicating results

John Dewey's philosophy proposed that each experience builds upon previous experiences and influences the way future experiences will affect the learner. The role of the educator is to provide experiences that will provide learners with meaningful experiences that will enable the individual to contribute to society.

David Kolb experiential learning theory is based on the idea that a given learning style is shaped by the transaction between people and their environment. 

Inquiry, the Learning Cycle, & the 5E Instructional Model

The viewpoint that students are active thinkers who construct their own understanding from interactions with phenomena, the environment, and other individuals is based on the theory of constructivism. A constructivist view of learning recognizes that students need time to:

• Express their current thinking.  
• Interact with objects, organisms, substances, and equipment to develop a range of experiences on which to base their thinking. 
• Reflect on their thinking by writing and expressing themselves and comparing what they think with what others think. 
• Make connections between their learning experiences and the real world. 

My Inquiry Chart

Type	Question	Method	Result	Goal	Skills
Confirmation	Given	Given	Known	Confirm & Reinforce the results	Investigative
Structured	Given	Given	Evidence based conclusion (to be found)	To provide an explanation that is already supported by the evidence gathered during and through the investigative process.	Investigative Critical Thinking
Guided	Given	Design investigation methods (to be found)	Reach conclusion based on methods (to be found)	To promote learning through student investigation. Students will design the method of investigation and then test the question itself	Investigative Critical Thinking Problem Solving
Open	Pose/Need to figure it out (To be found)	Own Methods (to be found)	Present/discuss their findings (to be found)	Students will evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the results they collected and decide their value/meaning.	Investigative Creative Critical Thinking Problem Solving

• Confirmation Inquiry — You give students a question, its answer and the method of reaching this answer. Their goal is to build investigation and critical-thinking skills, learning how the specific method works.
• Structured Inquiry — You give students an open question and an investigation method. They must use the method to craft an evidence-based conclusion.
• Guided Inquiry — You give students an open question. Typically in groups, they design investigation methods to reach a conclusion.
• Open Inquiry — You give students time and support. They pose original questions that they investigate through their own methods, and eventually present their results to discuss and expand.

**Regardless of the type, inquiry-based learning aims to develop students’ abilities to analyze, synthesize and evaluate information.**

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