Inquiry-based learning in the Math or Science Classroom
Recommended Websites
Developed by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, this is an excellent, interactive, collaborative resource for getting help designing inquiry-based units for all subject areas. The site includes units developed and shared by teachers all over the country, descriptions and photos of projects conducted in schools, even a video of a biology classroom project http://www.inquiry.uiuc.edu/action/bioworkbench/bioworkbench.php3
Disney
Learning Partnership Workshop on Inquiry-based Learning
This site offers definitions, discussion, and tips for using Inquiry in the classroom, along with several video clips of actual classroom lessons and interaction. Excellent, in-depth coverage of the subject.
Two 6th & 7th grade biology/ecology curricula developed by a collaboration between Chicago public school teachers and researchers at Northwestern University, utilizing computer software (available on the site).
Umea
University Analytical Chemistry: Chemistry Teaching Resources
This site contains a list of sites with descriptions of chemical experiments, video of demonstrations, animation, lessons and units, and other gems.
Earth Science
Education Activities: Explorations in
Earth Science
An earth science professor at Purdue University has produced this excellent site with interactive online tools for activities, lessons, and units.
Mathematics Virtual
Library: Education
Great collection of websites and other online resources for designing contemporary lessons and improving math teaching.
Math Forum is an excellent resource for math students and teachers alike, and this section, devoted to math education, has great information on innovations in math teaching.
This is a good source of information on technology education for technology teachers.
A site from New Zealand provides problems and answers for chemistry students and teachers in worksheet format. Great practice! Good source of lesson ideas, too.