Invitation to Join! Water Inquiry Teacher Group 2015-'16 Open to K-6 teachers in all grade levels and disciplines Why Water Inquiry? Project Based Learning Schoolyard & Local Investigations Next Generation Science Standards Literacy and Arts-Integration Why Join? Professional learning community Honoraria and PDPs Roundtables with refreshments Smith College student and faculty support What's the Commitment? … Continue reading Water Inquiry Teacher Group
Snowflakes and Snowscapes
Looking Closely at Snow This inquiry does not even require you to leave the classroom! Instead, students gather around the window and use Visual Thinking Strategies to talk about what they see in the snowy school yard. This questioning strategy also works well when students discover interesting ice or snow formations on the school grounds: … Continue reading Snowflakes and Snowscapes
Winter Water Inquiries
Hello everyone! My name is Catherine Bradley, and I recently joined the water inquiry team. I am a sophomore at Smith College, majoring in history with a minor in education, and I am very excited to begin working on this project. Over the winter break, I took a week-long interterm course co-taught by Professor Berner … Continue reading Winter Water Inquiries
Beginning Water Inquiries
Welcome to the Investigating Water Blog, home to all things regarding our water inquiry. Inquiry based learning takes a big question and converts it into a problem for students to solve. Our ‘big question’ - where does water go? - is one that many classrooms have engaged with over the past few months. In this … Continue reading Beginning Water Inquiries