Planning and Managing: How can I plan and manage inquiry-based, discovery-focused units and lessons?
Scope
Sequence
Learning cycle
Inquiry process skills
Affected the scope of the curriculum units
Affected the sequence of the curriculum units
Affected the learning cycle in the curriculum units
Affected the inquiry process skills in the curriculum units
The range of resource materials available
The range of student abilities to be dealt with
The extent to which homework relates to class work
The integration of earth/space, life, and physical sciences
Sing
Construct
Appreciate
Write
Eliminating discovery time/"circus time"
Providing a time-out or "think" chair
Grouping based in achievement
Planning lessons effectively
Second Grade Science
Objects in the Sky
Weather
How the Human Lung Works
Making content relevant for the learners in the classroom
Organizing learning experiences from the learner outward
Providing a sequence of topics that is logically connected
Using the concrete approach first when teaching a new concept
A condition of learning
A measurable performance
Criteria to rate the level of performance
A statement of assumption about prior knowledge
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