Poses a series of questions to start student investigation of the effect of varying the dimensions of a piece of grass or other flat ribbon of material on the sound that is produced when it is used as a reed between the thumbs. (AL)

Describes questioning techniques for elementary school science instruction. Emphasis is placed on questions designed to assist students in value clarification. Stress is placed on personal thoughts, feelings, alternatives, consequences and self-direction. (JM)

Discusses the value of asking operational questions in teaching science, and describes a simple, open-ended activity designed to help students ask more productive questions. (JR)

A multidiscovery, open-ended, sciencing experience appears to have implemented nearly the full spectrum of cognitive, affective, and psychomotor objective domains.'' (Author/DF)

Presents procedures, results, and conclusions of two studies designed to determine (a) whether any relationship exists between the amount and kind of information available to students and the kind of verbal behavior elicited in problem solution, and (b) if differential effects are created by visual as opposed to kinesthetic stimulus materials.…

This paper shares my experiences with the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) framework in my university science methods course. Incorporating SoTL not only enabled me to inquire into my own teaching as a scholarly activity but also engaged my students in critical reflections. I used the principles and characteristics of SoTL to design…

Presents detailed teaching plans for activities with "rubberized" magnets as well as background information and alternative teaching-learning approaches. This activity may be used to develop student skills in inferring and in observing evidence of interaction. Includes instructions for equipment construction. (BR)

Forty-five children, ages nine through eleven, were divided into control group and experimental groups that read or wrote hunches concerning a discrepant event involving sliding blocks. Those who generated hunches were shown to learn more in subsequent inquiry behaviors designed to explain the discrepant event. (MLH)

The classification of inquiry skills into three subdivisions of data collection, data organization, and data use is proposed as a means of allowing teachers to be more aware of the reason for teaching skills. The author questions whether recently developed science programs encourage children in decision making. (EB)

Describes activities dealing with the surface tension of water designed to capture interest and raise questions in students. (BR)