The Inquiry Curriculum provides sustained inquiry about the nature of matter for grades 3-5 in which students build scientific explanations about the world around them.

Checklist: Goals for Productive Discussions and Nine Talk Moves The Goals and Talk Moves are available in pdf format.

The Inquiry Project: Seeing the world through a scientist’s eyes

The Inquiry Project is a partnership between teachers, TERC and Tufts University funded by the National Science Foundation in Washington DC. This project builds an understanding of …

Visit scientists in their offices and laboratories to see how they carry out Inquiry Project investigations and to hear the reasoning and language they use to talk about core science ideas.

Adapted from: Chapin, S. O’Connor, C., & Anderson, N., (2009). Classroom Discussions: Using Math Talk to Help Students Learn,

The Scientist Video Cases and Roger Tobin’s essays on Key Science Concepts in the Inquiry Curriculum address the essential science ideas highlighted in each section of the curriculum …

The Inquiry Project curriculum is based on a body of research in how people learn, how they learn science, and how they understand specific science topics.

The Inquiry Project takes a unique approach to a study of matter for grades 3–5, bringing together core ideas, scientific practices, and crosscutting concepts.

Curriculum Intro Video Intro to Curriculum Watch the Video Introduction to the Inquiry Curriculum