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Teaching Children Science Book Cover
Teaching Children Science: A Project-Based Approach, 2/e
Joe Krajcik, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Charlene Czerniak, University of Toledo
Carl Berger, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

What Is a Driving Question?

COMPARING THE THREE SCENARIOS

Materials Needed:

  • Paper and pencil or a computer
  • National Science Education Standards (National -Research Council, 1996)





1

Write a paragraph describing the differences among the three instructional approaches presented in Scenarios 1, 2, and 3. What are the advantages and disadvantages of each approach?
2

How does Scenario 3 compare with recommendations found in National Science Education Standards (National Research Council, 1996)?
3

Record your responses in your portfolio.