Successful pedagogies for inquiry and knowledge building

 

A Science teacher’s developmental trajectory

Year 2 — Energy (5-6 weeks)

Phase 3 — From inquiry to innovation (1-2 weeks)

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Generate
Inquiry
Qs
Identify
good Qs
for inquiry
F2F and
online
discussion
Identify
good
discussion
 
Consolidation
 

F2F and online discussion

After a round of discussion, Hidy provided two further questions for discussion (i.e. “What are the differences, if any, between these 3 words: energy, fuel, and power?” and “What is the difference between renewable and non-renewable energy? Are both forms of energy conserved during energy transformations?”). Students were asked to share designs or technology which can help solve the energy crisis.

Identify good discussion

Examples of students’ work:

  • Designing artifacts
    1. Some created a poster, a board game and instructions to explain what the energy crisis is through play.
  • Designing technology
  • Developing energy conservation proposals
    1. Some suggested plans/policies for the school and the Secretary for the Environment “… For example, installing motion sensors to turn off the lights in classrooms.”

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Detailed Pedagogies


Teacher A

Mr Tim Wong

Ms Hidy Tse