Resources
In this section you will find a host of resources for teaching IBSE. We’ve searched through many books, education packs and websites to find resources relevant for teaching in botanic gardens and other informal education settings. For each one we’ve prepared a short review and a link to the relevant website. We have also developed resources especially for the INQUIRE project. These are available to everyone participating in an INQUIRE course. To sign up for an INQUIRE course click here.
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Taking IBSE into secondary education
What does inquiry-based science education mean for students and teachers? What are the challenges to current practice in IBSE in terms of the curriculum, pedagogy, assessing students’ learning and whether students view content as relevant? Find out how education researchers and science teachers and educators joined their expertise and experience to address these issues during the International conference: Taking IBSE into secondary education held at York, UK in October 2010.
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25/04/13 | London
Pitcher plants as tiny ecosystems – educational microcosms for IBSE
Large and complex topics, like how ecosystems work for example, can be challenging to explain. Using small, observable experiments can therefore be useful in simulating of landscape-scale processes. Scientists have used pitcher plants as tiny model ecosystems to study how “tipping points” are triggered in lakes and ponds. Perhaps this could generate some ideas for IBSE demonstrations?
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