Low+Stakes+Inquiry+Investigations

= = = 2010 Spring Conference =

**Session Title: // “Low Stakes” Inquiry Investigations  // **


 * Guest Speaker:**  Phil Capaldi, University of Rhode Island & GEMS-Net

__ Suggested Audience – Elementary __ Does your school use FOSS and STC science kits? Learn how you can tap into what your students already know about science! This workshop focuses on building experiences with science inquiry approaches while helping teachers build on science content from earlier grades. The “Low-Stakes” Inquiry Investigations Workshop includes: 1. Hands-on experiences based on science kits in grades 1-2, 2. Formative assessments to determine where students are in science skills, //3. //Strategies for careful writing in science to build student understanding using Betsy Rupp Fulwiler’s book, //Writing in Science// 4. Science activities for the first weeks of school to excite your students about science, and 5. Techniques to find out what they already know about //__Pebbles, Sand and Silt__//, //__Balls and Ramps__//, and //__Insects__//.
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