The Water Inquiry project of Smith College works to improve children\u2019s understandings of water while advancing idea-centered learning. Participants investigate water as a topic<\/em> that stimulates curiosity and provokes problems of understanding, as well as a medium for inquiry<\/em> with which to explore the development of ideas and theories. The creation and revision of classroom resources\u2014interactive stories, learning adventures, and tools for inspiring inquiry\u2014allows Smith student researchers to learn alongside elementary students and educators in a dynamic, collaborative design process. Members of Water Inquiry explore best practices for sustaining scientific inquiry in schoolyards, classrooms, and communities, drawing children\u2019s attentions and imaginations to water and thought– two essential, yet \u201chidden\u201d resources.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Working with Water and Ideas The Water Inquiry project of Smith College works to improve children\u2019s understandings of water while advancing idea-centered learning. Participants investigate water as a topic that stimulates curiosity and provokes problems of understanding, as well as a medium for inquiry with which to explore the development of ideas and theories. The … Continue reading Water Inquiry Project<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":735,"featured_media":825,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"page-templates\/front-page.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1527","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/waterinquiry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1527","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/waterinquiry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/waterinquiry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/waterinquiry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/735"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/waterinquiry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1527"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/waterinquiry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1527\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1709,"href":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/waterinquiry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1527\/revisions\/1709"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/waterinquiry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/825"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/waterinquiry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1527"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}