1. Absorbing inquiry.
- Author
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Freedman, Michael P.
- Subjects
EXPERIMENTAL methods in education ,INQUIRY-based learning ,ACTIVITY programs in education ,SCIENCE education ,ABSORPTION ,PAPER towels ,ABSORBENT paper ,LEARNING strategies ,TEACHING - Abstract
The article discusses an approach in teaching students about paper towels and absorption that aids in the development of students' inquiry skills. The activity challenges the students to think critically in arriving with the correct answer. After doing the activity, the teacher will make a comprehensive discussion by making a table based on the data gathered by the students. This experiment of paper towels can lead to a discussion on the properties of paper. Moreover, it could result to the development of other science skills such as observation, predicting outcomes, communicating and making inferences. It somehow promotes an inquiry based-learning.
- Published
- 2005