1. 1The Inquiry Process and Middle SchoolScienceVillanova Libraries

2. 2InquiryThe action of seeking, especially for truth,knowledge or information concerningsomething; search, research, investigation,examination.Oxford English Dictionary 3. 31Questioning &Predicting2Planning &Conducting3Processing& analysingdata &information4Evaluating5CommunicatingScienceInquiryModel 4. Stages of Inquiry (Lupton, 2012)4Questioning &PredictingIdentify questions that can beinvestigated scientifically and predictwhat might happen based on prior andscientific knowledge. Formulatequestions/hypotheses that can beinvestigated scientifically.Processing &analysing data &InformationExplore and makeobservations. Criticallyanalyse the validity ofinformation in secondarysources and evaluate theapproaches.EvaluatingCompare observations withthose of others. Reflect onthe investigation, suggestimprovements, use scientificknowledge and findings toevaluate claims. Evaluateconclusions, identifyuncertaintly, possiblealternative explanations.CommunicatingShare observationsand ideas.Planning & ConductingExplore and answer questions;manipulate materials, test ideas,access information sources. Suggestways to plan and conductinvestigations; such as, fieldwork andexperiments. 5. 5Inquiry is not a lock-step processQuestioning & PredictingPlanning & ConductingProcessing & analysing data& informationEvaluatingCommunicating 6. You must supply evidence demonstrating yourprogression through each stage of the inquiryprocess6BothAreRequire-mentsQuality NoteTaking Develop questions Research oftenleads to theformulation of morequestions Research informsopinion Use the template foryour research note-takingEssay/Report Aim to produceacademic / scholarlywork Consider all views Where do youstand? Substantiate yourposition with the useof citations andreference to yourfindings 7. 77Academic Integrity: Why bother?Plagiarism is the act of misrepresenting as ones ownoriginal work the ideas, interpretations, words orcreative works of another.(University of Queensland, 2012) 8. 88QUT policy on plagiarismAccording to QUT (2012), plagiarism is cheatingand is regarded as grounds for failure,suspension and expulsion. 9. 9Upload of drafts/assignments9 Assignments submitted through TurnitinMatches:your work against that of othersand returns a % similarity. 10. 101052%similarity to other works onthe www (includes allassignments submitted bystudents from around theworld). 11. 1111 12. 1212 quote someones actual spoken or written words use someones ideas/opinions/theories use statistics, graphs, drawingsHow can you avoid plagiarism?Acknowledge when you: paraphrase someone elses work. 13. 1313 Honest practice Give credit where it is due Acknowledge the intellectual efforts of others Research is about drawing upon the efforts ofothers How does their work inform yours?What is academic integrity? 14. 14Formatting in-text citations using APA14Example 1Example 2Example 3Example 4A recent report (Queensland Health, 2010) into thesuccessful implementation of Queensland Health (2010) recently reported on thesuccessful implementation of The experiments prove conclusively that (Queensland Health, 2010, p. 130).Queensland Health (2010, p. 130) report that [t]heexperiments prove conclusively that " 15. 1515AcademicIntegrityBuild yourcaseAcknowledgethe efforts of othersHonesty 16. 16You demonstrate Academic Integrity when you exhibithonesty, respect, fairness and trust, and act in a responsiblemanner when undertaking academic activities.(Queensland University of Technology, 2012)