Analyzing student inquiry in online and offline classes during the Covid-19 pandemic through momentum and impulse worksheets

During the Covid-19 pandemic, it is necessary to develop an effective physics learning media used in a short learning time. This study aims to develop a package of worksheets based on an inquiry learning model that is integrated with traditional games. This research is a research and development using 4D model which is carried out at the define, design and develop stages. Validation was carried out by 3 experts and the worksheets were tested on 45 students of class X consisting of online and offline classes. The results of the development show that the momentum practicum worksheet is 3.68 in the valid range, the law of conservation momentum practicum worksheet is 3.66 in the valid and very good range, the coefficient of restitution and type of collision practicum worksheets are 3.74 and 3.73 in the valid and very good range, also the worksheet package scored 3.67 which means valid and very good. The implementation of learning is 98.21% and the readability questionnaire shows that 82.27% of students agree that the worksheet developed is very interesting and easy to use. The achievement of the inquiry process in the online class is 86.10 while in the offline class is 93.84. The results show that this worksheet is effective in optimizing the inquiry process both online and offline so that it can be used to investigate the topic of momentum and impulse by class X science students during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Writing Process Photo Essay

This article describes and reflects on experiences teaching students to compose a “Writing Process Photo Essay” in the context of an upper-division college writing course that satisfies a campus-wide writing requirement. As the culmination of a quarter-long student inquiry into their own writing processes, this multimodal assignment asks students to combine text and images to help them reflect on the environments, tools, habits and routines that surround their writing activity. This assignment takes its inspiration from calls for renewed scholarly attention to material and embodied aspects of writing process. In the end, this assignment creates opportunities for students to recognize, reflect, and reimagine their own writing activity in school contexts and beyond.

STEAM - As a new learning technology in the teaching of chemistry

STEAM Education is an approach to learning that uses Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics as access points for guiding student inquiry, dialogue, and critical thinking. Use of STEAM lessons in teaching process, increased critical thinking, improved student achievement and help to development of personality formation. This article discusses the advantage of the STEAM methods and shown that an example of a STEAM-based chemistry lesson model. Key words: STEAM education,critical thinking, science, technology, engineering, teaching of chemistry, chemical experiment

Testing Mosquitoes for Student Inquiry

Because mosquitoes are a public health concern, several chemical insect repellents have been created and used for many years. While some of these products, such as DEET and permethrin, are effective at controlling mosquito populations, their excessive use may lead to animal, human, and environmental harm if applied improperly. Understanding the life cycles of mosquitoes, their feeding preferences, and their responses to natural plant extracts could enable scientists to develop more environmentally safe but still effective insect repellents. Various types of plant extracts (e.g., American beautyberry, Callicarpa americana) hold promise. In order to study such plant–mosquito interactions, we had to establish basic husbandry practices for successfully rearing and maintaining mosquito populations in the lab. We discuss the protocols we have used for housing mosquitoes and creating plant extracts and offer suggestions for how students can use both for inquiry.

Student Learning Through Inquiry

Qualitative research methods were used to examine high school students’ experience of an inquiry project. Student inquiry is foundational to the school curriculum in Alberta, Canada. The teacher and teacher-librarian collaboratively planned and implemented an inquiry project to engage students in developing a deeper understanding of a topic that the teachers believed would be of interest and relevance to the students, the need for greater human understanding. The primary study data came from the students who completed three reflections on their experiences, using the SLIM Toolkit forms, developed by researchers at the Center for International Scholarship in School Libraries at Rutgers University, USA.

The twin purposes of Guided Inquiry: Guiding student inquiry and evidencebased practice

Guided Inquiry is a means by which student enquiry can be facilitated in schools, while simultaneously being the vehicle for evidence-based practice. This paper illustrates this twin purpose in two contexts: An overview discussion of the 2008 NSW Association of Independent Schools’ Project, led by Dr. Todd, and a 2010 Guided Inquiry at Loreto Kirribilli. Both projects are discussed as student practice and as a means of gathering data about student learning using the School Library Impact Measure (SLIM) Toolkit, while highlighting the use of wiki as an organising tool. Lastly, the paper affirms the impact that Guided Inquiry has had on some Sydney schools.