Crawl into Inquiry-Based Learning: Hermit Crab Experiments

Autor/inn/en	Wolf, Maya; Laferriere, Alix
Titel	Crawl into Inquiry-Based Learning: Hermit Crab Experiments
Quelle	In: Science Activities: Classroom Projects and Curriculum Ideas, 46 (2009) 3, S.32-38 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0036-8121
Schlagwörter	Leitfaden; Unterricht; Lehrer; Inquiry; Active Learning; Ecology; Marine Biology; Anatomy; Teaching Methods; Science Instruction; Elementary School Science; Grade 1; Grade 2; Animals; Classification; Science Experiments + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lesson concept; Instruction; Unterrichtsentwurf; Unterrichtsprozess; Teacher; Teachers; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Aktives Lernen; Ökologie; Meeresbiologie; Anatomie; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; School year 01; 1. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 01; School year 02; 2. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 02; Animal; Tier; Tiere; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem
Abstract	There is a particular need for inquiry-based lessons in the early elementary grades, when students are starting to develop their analytical skills. In this article, the authors present a 2-tiered inquiry-based lesson plan for 1st and 2nd grades that has been successfully used by graduate teaching fellows involved in the National Science Foundation GK-12 program at the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology (OIMB), University of Oregon. This lesson involves the use of live marine or terrestrial hermit crabs. The first tier of the lesson covers the anatomy, general ecology, and classification of the hermit crabs, with students making detailed observations and asking questions about their live subjects. The second tier is an experiment to test a question commonly raised by students: Do hermit crabs like to live on sand or on rocks? Students use this question to design and choose an experimental setup, make hypotheses, record and report results, evaluate their experiment, and suggest possible improvements. (Contains 3 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10