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Inquiry-Based Science

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March 26, 2021 Women in STEM: An Interview with VAI Scientist Mary Winn

History is filled with remarkable women. Over the past month, Inquiry insider has endeavored to share stories of women who…

January 20, 2021 STEAM Pioneers Your Students Should Know!

Recently, someone asked me who I believed were the most important pioneers in the fields of STEAM. It’s a pretty harmless question, but this person…

January 18, 2021 The Best Day Ever: Integrating Outdoors into Your Lessons

Today was the best day ever.  As an educator, or human being for that matter, doesn’t that statement just make your steps a…

December 9, 2020 Start with Why: Finding Purpose in Project-based Learning

Why? It’s the biggest of the big questions. Bigger than what and who. Bigger than how or where. Why?

November 6, 2020 There’s Treasure Everywhere: Teaching Students through Nature

I’ve always loved reading Calvin & Hobbes. As a kid, I laughed at the crazy adventures Calvin would get into with…

October 23, 2020 Keep it Spooky: Using Halloween to Teach Your Students

I’ve always loved Halloween. Sure, free candy is a nice get, but I mostly love it for the ambiance. The leaves change color, the wind…

August 17, 2020 3 Lessons from Lonnie Johnson

One fun aspect of working in education is that you’re always learning new things. For example, a few weeks ago I was assembling an engineering…

August 10, 2020 STEM’s Greatest Teacher — The Outdoors!

Believe me, you will find more lessons in the woods than in books. Trees and stones will teach you what you cannot learn from masters.…