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Download full textFortus, David – Science Education Review, 2005
It is often difficult to engage students, especially younger students, in authentic scientific inquiry. By authentic, the author means that the classroom activities are both good simulations of scientific inquiry as experienced by professional scientists and something that the students can relate to on an intuitive level. However, by engaging…
Descriptors: Science Education, Inquiry, Simulation, Class Activities
