When we make class time about exploration, it’s important that we not only design worthy assessments, but we also track what we learn while the students are going through the process. This data will ...

The Indiana Academic Standards for Science and the Next Generation Science Standards emphasize inquiry as a prominent instructional method and a defining characteristic of science. This workshop ...

NOWADAYS, our young people would spiral into silence, into disappointment if they find their classes requiring rote memory on what they learn. Such a dull class environment results in their attending ...

In just a few short years, technology has changed education in Anderson County. Out are the traditional lectures, memorization and learning by rote. In are Chromebooks, digital textbooks and ...

One of the joys of being an educator is embracing all the differences every student brings to the classroom, while teaching them to celebrate those unique traits in themselves and each other. Yet, ...

I once saw a sea turtle dying because of a straw stuck in its nose. It made me think about the suffering marine animals go ...

Purdue Science K-12 Outreach has partnered with five different school districts on six mathematics and science partnerships. These partnerships were funded through the Indiana Department of Education ...

Students are splayed out on the floor, dripping into the hallway. Notebooks are scattered and laptops are in laps or on tabletops, as student meaningfully collaborate to develop ideas. The tables and ...

EXPLORING the natural world through flower science experiments is a delightful way for our graders while having fun. One inquiry-based lesson (IBL) submitted in my class in Human Inquiry is by Jenifer ...