Primary Science investigation/teaching approach

This resource describes the process of doing an investigation for inquiry⁽ⁱ⁾-based learning. Teachers could share practice⁽ⁱ⁾ and lesson planning⁽ⁱ⁾ ideas using the list of pupil skills (e.g. observing). It also lists learning goals for investigation skills (e.g. observing, predicting, problem solving) and ideas for exploring different types of practical work⁽ⁱ⁾ in science. It could be used for discussion⁽ⁱ⁾ or brainstorming on how to apply these skills to different content areas. The resource emphasises how to encourage pupils to think like a scientist⁽ⁱ⁾ – using higher order⁽ⁱ⁾ thinking skills, group work⁽ⁱ⁾ and dialogue⁽ⁱ⁾ to facilitate knowledge building⁽ⁱ⁾/reasoning⁽ⁱ⁾.