Tools for Enhancing Inquiry in Science Education

This booklet is part of the Resources for Implementing Inquiry in Science and in Mathematics at School, developped during the The Fibonacci Project (2010-2013). These Resources include two sets of complementary booklets developed during the Fibonacci Project: The background resources and the companion resources.

1) Background Resources : The Background Resources were written by the members of the Fibonacci Scientific Committee. They define the general principles of inquiry-based science education and inquiry-based mathematics education and of their implementation. They include the following booklets:

• 1.1 Learning through Inquiry
• 1.2 Inquiry in Science Education
• 1.3 Inquiry in Mathematics Education

2) Companion Resources The Companion Resources provide practical information, instructional ideas and activities, and assessment tools for the effective implementation of an inquiry-based approach in science and mathematics at school. They are based on the three-year experiences of five groups of Fibonacci partners who focused on different aspects of implementation. The Companion Resources summarise the lessons learned in the process and, where relevant, provide a number of recommendations for the different actors concerned with science and mathematics education (teachers, teacher educators, school directives, deciders, policy makers…). They include the following booklets:

• 2.1 Tools for Enhancing Inquiry in Science Education
• 2.2 Implementing Inquiry in Mathematics Education
• 2.3 Setting up, Developing and Expanding a Centre for Science and/or Mathematics Education
• 2.4 Integrating Science Inquiry across the Curriculum
• 2.5 Implementing Inquiry beyond the School