Primary Science investigation/teaching approach

The resource describes the process of doing an investigation for inquiry⁽ⁱ⁾ based learning. Teachers could share lesson ideas and planning⁽ⁱ⁾ using its list of pupil skills (e.g. observing). This offers a good opportunity to share practice⁽ⁱ⁾. The resource 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 to apply these skills to different content areas. The resource emphasises encouraging 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⁾.