Continuum

Traditional
Hands-on
(Cookbook)

Structured
Inquiry

Student
Directed
Inquiry

Student
Research
Inquiry

Teacher Controlled

Student Controlled

Topic

Question

Materials

Procedures/Design*

Results/Analysis*

Conclusions*

Teacher

Teacher/Student

Student

Teacher

Teacher/Student

Student

Teacher/Student

Student

*Students must apply process skills, the tools of inquiry

Adapted from: Inquiry: Learning from the Past with an Eye on the future. Ronald Bonstetteer. Electronic Journal of Science Education. Vol 3 - No. 1, 1998