“This brilliant short book is both instructive and inspiring. It invites you to experience and teach science using the same processes as working scientists. The many specific classroom examples for studies on seed germination and animal behavior are only part of the book’s value—it also opens up the reader’s imagination and creates enthusiasm for the teaching of science.”
—David S. Thaler, Associate Professor, Rockefeller University

“Inquiry Teaching in the Sciences elicits the kind of excitement in learning that most people only expect to see in elementary school students. Using this curriculum helped me to become a student-centered teacher in all of my courses and I recommend it to anyone who takes teaching seriously.”
—Alex Shub, Principal, High School for History and Communication

This book provides an overview of inquiry-based science projects covering data collection, research design, and experiments in physics, chemistry, and horticulture. It features a detailed case study of an inquiry-based semester-long course in animal behavior, including classroom activities.

Contents
Part 1: Teachers as Students: Learning the Inquiry Approach
Introduction
1. The Scientific Method: Horticulture Experiment
2. Assignment: Data Collection
3. From Recipe to Inquiry: Chemistry Experiment
4. Research and Research Design
5. From Recipe to Inquiry: Physics Experiment
6. Other Pedagogical Concerns

Part 2: An Inquiry Course: Animal Behavior
Introduction
1. Establishing an Atmosphere
2. Class Project: Earthworms
3. Guest Speaker as Problem Presenter
4. Class Projects: Gerbils
5. Discussion of Project Design
6. Guest Speaker as a Critic
7. Role of the Teachers
8. Issues to think About
9. Conclusions

Teacher to Teacher Publications includes books and accompanying videos/DVDs published by the Center for Inquiry in Teaching and Learning, a professional development institute located in New York City. Written and created by urban public school teachers, these books and media provide a valuable and practical resource for the classroom teacher.