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Iowa Core Curriculums 21st Century Skills AEA 267 Characteristics of Effective Instruction 10 Science Teaching Tips for Elementary School Scientific American
The possession of knowledge does not kill the sense of wonder and mystery. There is always more mystery. -Anais Nin
The best effective instructional strategies for teaching science are ones that foster the inner curiosity about the natural world that every student possesses. 1. Teaching through problem solving and allowing students to investigate possible solutions to problems at hand 2. Teaching through inquiry promotes active engagement and student interest in each topic presented 3. Teaching through inductive reasoning where students create probable solutions to given problems and form knowledge based on the experiments they conduct 4. Asking open-ended questions to prompt students to think critically about the task at hand or to foster learning when students get stuck 5. Teaching relevant subjects and relating them to students lives allowing them to grasp a better understanding of the topic