Workshop II
Workshop III
Workshop IV
Workshop V
Fundamentals of Inquiry Facilitator’s Guide
WORKSHOP II: PROCESS SKILLS
A Professional Development Curriculum from the
Institute for Inquiry®
The second in a set of five workshops for teacher professional development.
PROCESS SKILLS
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The initial ideas for Process Skills came from Wynne Harlen, noted British science educator and author or editor of such books as The Teaching of Science in Primary Schools,
UNESCO Sourcebook for Science in the Primary School, and Primary Science: Taking the