Name: Mean C.

Mirafuentes
Program & Year: BEED-III 3A
Course & Schedule: SPEC 117- M-W 7:30-9:00 AM

MIDTERM- Unit 3.0 Assessment

Directions: Answer the following question. Keep your answer short and concise. Write a maximum of 5
sentences only.

1. How does inquiry-based science help students?

 Inquiry-based science challenges students' thinking by engaging them in investigating

scientifically orientated questions where they learn to give priority to evidence, evaluate
explanations in the light of alternative explanations and learn to communicate and justify
their decisions. These are dispositions needed to promote and justify their decisions. In short,
"Scientific inquiry requires explanations about the natural world"