This is a program developed through The Education Development Center Inc.

and funded by the

By Althea Davis
Department of Education. Development and training consisted of four day-and-a-half sessions on
the different water and investigation topics in order to prepare the teachers for in-class exploration
following the five science teaching practices.

Focuses on the Four Cs: Facilitate direct

experiences
Coursework
that promote
Create a physical Classroom-based assignments conceptual
environment for Coaching learning.
science inquiry Curriculum
and learning.

Children explore the properties

of water just as their teachers
did. The environment is set for
inquiry.

Plan in-depth
investigations.
Teachers in-session learn and
experiment with techniques to use
with children. They work together to
find extensions and simplifications and
how to facilitate.

Assess childrens
science inquiry
and learning.
Promote the
use of
scientific
inquiry.
Hoisington, C., Chalufour, I., Winokur, J., & Clark-Chiarelli,
N. (2014, September 1). Promoting Children's Science
Inquiry and Learning Through Water Investigations. Young