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Inquiry Based Learning for Elementary Teachers

This topic guide considers resources that will assist in planning inquiry based learning activities and unit plans.

Lesson / Units

K-3 Primary

Adventures in Non-Fiction
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/adventures-nonfiction-guided-inquiry-183.html

Animals in their Living Environments: 4 Week Unit Plan for Elementary Students
http://www.brighthubeducation.com/lesson-plans-grades-3-5/128212-unit-on-animals-in-their-living-environments/?cid=parsely_rec

Digging up Details on Worms
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/digging-details-worms-using-917.html

Observing our World
http://www.brighthubeducation.com/pre-k-and-k-lesson-plans/127755-determining-living-and-non-living-things/

Social Studies Facilitation Plan
http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/inquiry/lp_social1.html

 

Intermediate Grades Gr. 4-7

CSI Dublin
http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/csi-dublin/?ref=search

Decomposition Unit
http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/inquiry/lp_science1.html

Human Engagement on Creek Ecosystems
http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/mudcreek/?ref=search

Identifying Prime Numbers
http://www.slideshare.net/yangyangli1992/constructivist-lesson-plan

Is El Nino Coming?
http://forces.si.edu/elnino/edu/nino_is_el_nino_coming.pdf

Map Lesson
http://alex.state.al.us/lesson_view.php?id=7096

Talking Houses
http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators/lesson_plans/houses/index.html

Webcams in the Classroom: Animal Inquiry and Observation
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/webcams-classroom-animal-inquiry-234.html

What Floats your Boat?
http://sciencenetlinks.com/lessons/ships-2-what-floats-your-boat/