Inquiry-Based Learning Using Everyday Objects : Hands-On Instructional Strategies That Promote Active Learning in Grades 3-8

Engage students in object-based inquiry to encourage them to become more observant, inquisitive, and reflective! Object-based inquiry is a tested method that enhances the skills of the student, as well as the instructor, by engaging students in hands-on studies of everyday objects, raising their curiosity and enthusiasm for the learning process. Hands-on instructional strategies foster active learning, allowing students to investigate essential questions, while at the same time meeting curriculum standards and creating a profoundly new learning experience. In this exciting new book, educators and authors Amy Edmonds Alvarado and Patricia R. Herr explore the concept of using everyday objects as a process initiated both by students and teachers, encouraging growth in student observation, inquisitiveness, and reflection in learning. Essential focal points of this teaching resource include: Concept and theory Getting started and gathering collections of different objects Lesson planning and student grouping Formative and summative assessments Sample lesson plans for language arts, science, social studies, and math Inquiry-Based Learning Using Everyday Objects is a practical guide that will promote change in both teaching and thinking. It is a tool that all educators should add to their existing repertoire of teaching methods.