Having a sense of inquiry is a foundational skill for 21st century students. Being able to wonder about something and investigate the answer fosters creativity. We know that having a daily inquiry question promotes critical thinking and questioning skills for learners.
Robert Krampf is the Happy Scientist
who produces a well written daily blog. One of the components of his
blog is a daily science picture with a question. Robert does his own
photography and captures images of science in his backyard. The topics
vary and include all of the sciences. With each photograph there is an
inquiry question. He asks his readers WHY? Questions to promote
deep thinking, investigation and create curious minds. Robert posts
the answers the next day on his website to learn from. You can access
the science photo of the day by clicking on this link: Happy Scientist
How might you use a science photo and daily question such as this in your classroom?
Written by Michelle Ament