Inquire Within: Implementing Inquiry- and Argument-Based Science Standards in Grades 3-8

Your definitive guide to inquiry- and argument-based science―updated for today’s standards!

Like most teachers, are you struggling to make sense of the many recent shifts in science education, especially the NGSS? Luckily Doug Lllewellyn is here to guide you every step along the way. His two big aims with this new edition of Inquire Within? To help you engage students in activities and explorations that draw on their big questions, then build students’ capacity to defend their claims.

Always striking a balance between the "why" and the "how," this third edition models what the new reform efforts looks like in day-to-day practice. New features include how to

• Teach argumentation, a key standards requirement and 21st century career skill
• Adapt existing science curricula for inquiry-based learning to meet today’s standards
• Effectively differentiate scientific instruction for multiple intelligences to drive student achievement
• Improve students’ language arts, analytic, and communication skills through inquiry-based instruction
• Utilize the many inquiry-based lesson plans
• Develop your own inquiry-based mindset and grow professionally

You’ll quickly discover for yourself that this third edition of Inquire Within stands on its own as your single-best resource for keeping pace with science reform in the classroom.

"Llewellyn′s model of teaching and his rich array of practical examples can help every teacher and student to experiences that clearly illustrate what scientists and engineers do. This is certainly a guide for the next generation of great teachers."
Juliana Texley, President-Elect
National Science Teachers Association

"Llewellyn’s Inquire Within provides strategies to support our efforts and infuse the components of the Next Generation Science Standards in our instruction through inquiry. It should be at the elbow of every teacher interested in understanding inquiry and meeting the challenge."
Linda Froschauer, Past-President
National Science Teachers Association

Douglas Llewellyn teaches science education courses at St. John Fisher College in Rochester, NY. Previously, he was the K-12 Director of Science at the Rochester City School District, a secondary school principal, and a middle school science teacher. Llewellyn is a frequent speaker at state and national conferences on inquiry- and argument-based teaching, constructivist learning, and science leadership.