PART A: "INQUIRY" APPROACHES TO TEACHING SCIENCE
Definition of "inquiry"
The essence of the inquiry approach is to teach pupils to handle situations
Which they encounter when dealing with the physical world by using
Techniques, which are applied by, research scientists. Inquiry means that
Teachers design situations so that pupils are caused to employ procedures
Research scientists use to recognise problems, to ask questions, to apply
Investigational procedures, and to provide consistent descriptions,
Predictions, and explanations, which are compatible with shared experience
Of the physic…
