Inquiry-Based Strategies Chart

Inquiry-Based Strategies Chart
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K-2

Science State Standard

The Arizona Department of Education (2018) envisions delivering high-quality education to K-2 by employing thirteen core ideas. Selected core ideas may be incorporated in each grade level. Specifically, the pupils will expand their knowledge and skill acquisition by enhancing their inquisitiveness at this level. This will be used in improving their understanding of physical, life, and earth and space sciences. The primary senses will be stimulated by encouraging them to observe the world and identify patterns related to the organization and function of living and non-living things.

Chosen Learning Target

Based on L2, the K-2 students shall understand how organisms are interdependent by using resources by which organisms compete with other organisms (Arizona Department of Education, 2018).

Inquiry-based Strategy 1

Open learning is an appropriate strategy for K-2 students because it promotes critical thinking by dissuading the traditional method where the students will perform the step-by-step process and interpret the results as it is (Guido, 2017).
An example of this is when the students have presented a seed watered and placed it under the sunlight. The students shall be asked what characteristics or processes they want to know based on the materials provided. Then, they shall begin experimenting with the guide of their teacher. Through observation, the results shall be recorded and interpreted by the student.

The rationale for Strategy 1 Effectiveness

In this strategy, the students will be encouraged to question, analyze, and interpret the meaning. Specifically, the students will be asked to formulate questions, and the teachers shall support them in finding the answers using the students’ structured methods (Guido, 2017).

Inquiry-based Strategy 2

Creativity skills can be utilized by allowing the students to create connections between organisms. The students shall be given related organisms, which they will need to associate based on the organisms’ purpose (Master of Arts in Teaching, 2021). Examples of these include sunlight, water, grass, cattle, human, and human excreta. The students shall be asked to analyze and create lines that will connect one organism until they create a food chain.

The rationale for Strategy 2 Effectiveness

The strategy shall empower the students to explore their creative minds, and it shall build their confidence by letting them organize a set of information and combine the interrelated concepts. These shall be presented in a presentation format. The teacher’s role is to guide the students when they are lost or cannot find their starting point. They can also provide timelines, such as giving a specific amount of time to accomplish the activity (Master of Arts in Teaching, 2021).

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