Inquiry-Based Lessons

Some Float...Some Don't

• ExploreLearning. Density Lab.
  http://www.explorelearning.com/index.cfm?method=cResource.dspDetail&ResourceID=17

• Ask A Scientist. Density and Floating.
  http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/phy00/phy00136.htm
• NOVA Online. Buoyancy Basics. November, 2000.
  http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lasalle/buoybasics.html

Essential Questions

• Montana Heritage Project. (2004). Teaching for Understanding: The Importance of Essential Questions.
  http://www.edheritage.org/HE_02aut/essentialquestions.htm

• MathStar. Essential Questions. New Mexico State University College of Education..
  http://mathstar.nmsu.edu/exploration1/unit/content_questions.html

• McKenzie, J. (1996). Framing Essential Questions. From Now On, 6(1).
  http://www.fno.org/sept96/questions.html

• Clifford, P. & Friesen, S. Creating Essential Questions. Galileo Educational Network.
  http://www.galileo.org/tips/essential_questions.html

Constructivist Lesson Plan Form

• eMINTS National Center. (2005). Constructivist Lesson Plan Form - PDF. April, 2005.
  http://www.emints.org/tools/constructivistlesson-form.pdf
• Fairy Tale Characteristics
• Branches of Government
• Changes to the Earth
• Creating a Graph
• A Profitable Lesson
• A Plan for Energy
• The Coming Plague

Establishing Criteria for Success

• Goaround sharing Essential question and the Criteria for Success

What Does an Inquiry-based Lesson Look Like?

• eMINTS Digital Stories Videos http://emints.org/about/video/
• Mathys, L. (2004). Westward Ho. http://emints.org/about/video/#westward
• Uptegrove, J. (2004). Crossroads. http://emints.org/about/video/#crossroads
• Educational Broadcasting Corporation. (2004). Concept to Classroom:  Inquiry in Action.
  Elementary
  http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/inquiry/demonstration.html
• Camden, S. (2000). Show Me Missouri’s Temperatures. InTime. Upper Elementary Science
  http://www.intime.uni.edu/video/031moue/8/
• Hemphill, N.E. (2000). Dig It. InTime. Upper Elementary Science and Social Studies
  http://www.intime.uni.edu/video/027iaue/8/
• Gleason, C. Digestion: Where Do I Get My Energy From? Middle School Life Science
  http://www.intime.uni.edu/video/042mims/8/
• Gleason, C.I. (2000). What is the Relationship between Pitch and Amplitude? InTime.
  Middle School Physical Sciencehttp://www.intime.uni.edu/video/055mims/8/
• Gleason, C.I. Weather Model Using Model It. Middle School Physical Science
  http://www.intime.uni.edu/video/056mims/8/
• Robinson, D. & Uhlenhake, K. (2000). Are you Nutritionally Correct? InTime.
  Vocational Family and Consumer Science http://www.intime.uni.edu/video/060iahs/8/
• Gambs, J. (2000). Congressional Law Making. InTime Senior High Government
  http://www.intime.uni.edu/video/028iahs/8