Inquiry Based Learning in the Outdoors

Questioning Exploring

INVESTIGATING

ManipulatingProblem Solving

Communicating

“Tell me and I forget, show me and I remember, involve me and I understand."

"Inquiry into authentic questions generated from student experience is the central strategy for teaching science." -National Science Education Standards

"We have adopted an inquiry-based curriculum to meet our world-class, inquiry-based standards." -School District Administrator

"Our kits are full of inquiry lessons with student worksheets to accompany each of them." -Curriculum Company Salesperson

Students in Inquiry…

• Construct deep knowledge and understanding• Are directly involved and engaged• Encounter different perspectives and ideas• Transfer knowledge and skills to new ideas• Take ownership and responsibility for learning

How Does Music Affect the Culture of the

Time?

How did the inventions from the Industrial Revolution affect everyday life at the time, and what are its long-term

effects on manufacturing then and now?

Can a healthy meal be consumed at a fast food restaurant?

What is worth saving? What is worth fighting for?

How does stress affect people and communities?

Our Role in Inquiry

• Providing background information• Facilitating observation activities• Encouraging questions• Embracing teachable moments• Evolving the experience to fit students

questions and curiosity. • Assisting in discovery• Facilitating Data Collection

Providing Background Information

Facilitating Observation Activities

Encouraging Questions

Embracing Teachable Moments

Evolving the Experience to Fit Questions and Curiosity

Assisting in Discovery

Facilitate Data Collection

Education Program Listed on Park Website for 2013

• Curriculum Connections:Grade 1 - AnimalsGrade 2 - HabitatsGrade 3 - Animals, Plant Structure and AdaptationsGrade 4 - Plant Diversity, Vertebrates and InvertebratesGrade 5 - Communities & EcosystemsGrade 6 - Ecosystems, Animal AdaptationsGrade 7 - Basics of LifeGrade 8 - Adaptation and Succession, SolutionsGrade 9 - Diversity of Life